Daniel 6:23
in Daniel 6The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God.
KJV
Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
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This verse in Daniel 6
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe lesson that was read today invites you to the true faith, by setting before you the way in which you also must please God. It affirms that "without faith it is impossible to please him." For when will an individual resolve to serve God, unless he believes that "he is a giver of reward"? When will a young woman choose a virgin life, or a young man live soberly, if they do not believe that for chastity there is "a crown that does not fade away"? Faith is an eye that enlightens every conscience and imparts understanding.
This site's exposition
O king, live for ever
on Daniel 6:21-23
Daniel's answer credits the deliverance entirely to another, my God hath sent his angel and hath shut the lions' mouths, an act the older writers read alongside the Angel of the LORD tradition that shielded the three men in the furnace under Nebuchadnezzar, the same divine protection extended across two reigns. Daniel names his own innocency before God and before the king together, forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me, and also before thee have I done no hurt, refusing to let the miracle excuse any wrong he might actually have done Darius. No manner of hurt was found upon him because he believed in his God, the chapter's own explanation offered before any theological gloss is needed.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֵּאדַ֣יִן | bedayin | <in> then | H116 → | 57 times |
| מַלְכָּ֗א | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| שַׂגִּיא֙ | sagi' | exceedingly | H7690 → | 13 times |
| טְאֵ֣ב | teev | it was good | H2868 → | |
| עֲל֔וֹהִי | alohi | to him | H5922 → | 104 times |
| וּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל | uledaniyel | and <obj.> Daniel | H1841 → | 57 times |
| אֲמַ֖ר | ʾamar | he said | H560 → | 71 times |
| לְהַנְסָקָ֣ה | lehansakah | to take up | H5559 → | 7 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → | 109 times |
| גֻּבָּ֑א | guba' | den the | H1358 → | 10 times |
| וְהֻסַּ֨ק | vehusak | and he was taken up | H5559 → | 7 times |
| דָּנִיֵּ֜אל | daniyel | Daniel | H1841 → | 57 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → | 109 times |
| גֻּבָּ֗א | guba' | den the | H1358 → | 10 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and any | H3606 → | 82 times |
| חֲבָל֙ | chaval | hurt | H2257 → | |
| לָא־ | la'- | not | H3809 → | 82 times |
| הִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח | hishtekhach | it was found | H7912 → | 18 times |
| בֵּ֔הּ | beh | on him | ||
| דִּ֖י | di | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| הֵימִ֥ן | heimin | he had trusted | H540 → | 3 times |
| בֵּאלָהֵֽהּ׃ | belaheh | in God his | H426 → | 95 times |
בֵּאדַ֣יִן<in> then
bedayinH116 →57 times
מַלְכָּ֗אking the
malka'H4430 →180 times
שַׂגִּיא֙exceedingly
sagi'H7690 →13 times
טְאֵ֣בit was good
teevH2868 →
עֲל֔וֹהִיto him
alohiH5922 →104 times
וּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלand <obj.> Daniel
uledaniyelH1841 →57 times
אֲמַ֖רhe said
ʾamarH560 →71 times
לְהַנְסָקָ֣הto take up
lehansakahH5559 →7 times
מִן־from
min-H4481 →109 times
גֻּבָּ֑אden the
guba'H1358 →10 times
וְהֻסַּ֨קand he was taken up
vehusakH5559 →7 times
דָּנִיֵּ֜אלDaniel
daniyelH1841 →57 times
מִן־from
min-H4481 →109 times
גֻּבָּ֗אden the
guba'H1358 →10 times
וְכָל־and any
vekholH3606 →82 times
חֲבָל֙hurt
chavalH2257 →
לָא־not
la'-H3809 →82 times
הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חit was found
hishtekhachH7912 →18 times
בֵּ֔הּon him
beh
דִּ֖יthat
diH1768 →345 times
הֵימִ֥ןhe had trusted
heiminH540 →3 times
בֵּאלָהֵֽהּ׃in God his
belahehH426 →95 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 9:23“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
it leads to
- John 11:40
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
- Matthew 17:20
“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’…
- Mark 11:23
“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will…
- Matthew 21:21–22
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain,…
- John 11:40
Through
Daniel 3:25“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”
it leads to
- Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched;…
- Isaiah 43:2
Through
1 Chronicles 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God,…
it leads to
- Psalms 22:4–5
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
- Psalms 9:10
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
- Psalms 22:4–5
Where this verse is studied
1 study on this verseAlso on Daniel 6: 5 studies that walk through this chapter ▾
About Daniel

Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 5:4 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.
