Daniel 6:21 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 6:21

Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

KJV

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

⋯

Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER SIX (420)

Verse 21. "'O king, live forever!'" Daniel honors the one who accords honor to him, and prays for him eternal life.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Then said Daniel unto the king,.... Whose voice he knew, though the tone of it was so much altered: O king, live for ever; he does not reproach him for delivering him into the hands of his enemies, and suffering him to be cast into that place, which he might have prevented, had he had more resolution; he knew it was done with reluctance, though with weakness; which he does not upbraid him with, but freely forgives him, and wishes him health, long life, and prosperity.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The same bright and glorious being that was seen in the form of the Son of God with the three children in the fiery furnace had visited Daniel, and, it is likely, in a visible appearance had enlightened the dark den, and kept Daniel company all night, and had shut the lions' mouths, that they had not in the least hurt him.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֱדַ֙יִן֙	'e.Da.yin	then	H116 →
דָּנִיֶּ֔אל	da.ni.Yel	Daniel	H1841 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5974 →
מַלְכָּ֖א	mal.Ka'	king the	H4430 →
מַלִּ֑ל	ma.Lil	he spoke	H4449 →
מַלְכָּ֖א	mal.Ka'	king O	H4430 →
לְעָלְמִ֥ין	le.'al.Min	for ever	H5957 →
חֱיִֽי׃	che.Yi	live!	H2418 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Daniel 2:4
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
leads to
- Daniel 5:10
  Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow…
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 3:9
  saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezra 4:7
  And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
- Isaiah 36:11
  Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on…
Through
Nehemiah 2:3
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by…
leads to
- Daniel 2:4
  Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Nehemiah 1:3
  And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
- 1 Kings 1:31
  Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
- Psalms 137:6
  May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Featured studies on this passage

On Daniel 6:21

Faith Under Fire, the Furnace and the Lions' Den, MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Daniel 6

Daniel, the Study Guide

Open the study →

Walks through Daniel 6

Daniel in the Lions' Den: Daniel 6

Open the study →

Walks through Daniel 6

The Lord's Prayer

Phrase by phrase — the Old Testament roots under each petition, the Jewish prayers it spoke alongside, and Matthew's and Luke's forms honestly compared.

Open the study →

Walks through Daniel 6

Persia, MannaFest

Open the study →

Cylinder seal and modern impression — Unknown (Akkadian)

Walks through Daniel 6

The Seal & the Signet

Open the study →

About Daniel

Daniel in the Lions' Den — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Daniel: the study guide →Read chapter 6 →The featured study →

PersonBabylonian Exile (6th century BCE)DanielExilic prophet and Judean court official serving under Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius the Mede, and Cyrus; traditionally named…

Continue: Daniel 6 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Daniel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Daniel