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Selected Verse: Daniel 6:12 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Da 6:12 |
Strong Concordance |
Then [0116] they came near [07127], and spake [0560] before [06925] the king [04430] concerning [05922] the king's [04430] decree [0633]; Hast thou not [03809] signed [07560] a decree [0633], that every [03606] man [0606] that shall ask [01156] a petition of [04481] any [03606] God [0426] or man [0606] within [05705] thirty [08533] days [03118], save [03861] of thee [04481], O king [04430], shall be cast [07412] into the den [01358] of lions [0744]? The king [04430] answered [06032] and said [0560], The thing [04406] is true [03330], according to the law [01882] of the Medes [04076] and Persians [06540], which altereth [05709] not [03809]. |
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King James |
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
They preface their attack by alleging the king's edict, so as to get him again to confirm it unalterably, before they mention Daniel's name. Not to break a wicked promise, is not firmness, but guilty obstinacy (Mat 14:9; Mar 6:26). |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Then they came near - That is, they came near to the king. They had detected Daniel, as they expected and desired to do, in a palpable violation of the law, and they lost no time in apprising the king of it, and in reminding him of the law which he had established. Informers are not apt to lose time.
The king answered and said, The thing is true ... - It is undeniable, whatever may be the consequences. There is no reason to suppose that he as yet had any suspicion of their design in asking this question. It is not improbable that he apprehended there had been some violation of the law, but it does not appear that his suspicions rested on Daniel. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Shall be cast into the den of lions - Either this was the royal menagerie, like that place in the Tower of London, where wild beasts are kept for the king's pleasure, and the public amusement; or they were kept for the purpose of devouring certain criminals, which the laws might consign to that kind of death. This is most likely, from the case before us. |
26 And [2532] the king [935] was [1096] exceeding sorry [4036]; yet for [1223] his oath's sake [3727], and [2532] for their sakes which [3588] sat with him [4873], he would [2309] not [3756] reject [114] her [846].
9 And [2532] the king [935] was sorry [3076]: nevertheless for [1161] [1223] the oath's sake [3727], and [2532] them which sat with him at meat [4873], he commanded [2753] it to be given [1325] her.