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Daniel 6:22

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— My God, hath sent his messenger, and hath shut the mouth of the lions, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as, before him, rectitude was found in me, moreover also, before thee, O king, no, crime, had I committed.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— my God hath sent His messenger, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity hath been found in me; and also before thee, O king, injury I have not done.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him justice hath been found in me: yea, and before thee, O king, I have done no offence.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— My God hath sent his Angel and hath shut the lyons mouthes, that they haue not hurt mee: for my iustice was founde out before him: and vnto thee, O King, I haue done no hurt.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— My God hath sent his Angel, and hath shut the lyons mouthes that they haue not hurt me: forasmuch as before him, innocencie was found in me; and also before thee, O king, haue I done no hurt.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— My God has sent his angel and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me, because I was innocent before him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no offense.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— My God has sent his angel, and stopped the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me: for uprightness was found in me before him; and moreover before thee, O king, I have committed no trespass.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— My Elah hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
My ´Éläh אֱלָה 426
{0426} Prime
אֱלָהּ
'elahh
{el-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0433; God.
hath sent 7972
{7972} Prime
שְׁלַח
sh@lach
{shel-akh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7971.
z8754
<8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 231
his angel, 4398
{4398} Prime
מַלְאַךְ
mal'ak
{mal-ak'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H4397; an angel.
and hath shut 5463
{5463} Prime
סְגַר
c@gar
{seg-ar'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5462.
z8754
<8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 231
the lions' 744
{0744} Prime
אַרְיֵה
'aryeh
{ar-yay'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0738.
mouths, 6433
{6433} Prime
פֻּם
pum
{poom}
(Chaldee); probably for H6310; the mouth (literally or figuratively).
that they have not 3809
{3809} Prime
לָא
la'
{law}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3808.
hurt 2255
{2255} Prime
חַבַל
chabal
{khab-al'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2254; to ruin.
z8745
<8745> Grammar
Stem - Pael (See H8835)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 23
me: forasmuch as 3606
{3606} Prime
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3605.
6903
{6903} Prime
קְבֵל
q@bel
{keb-ale'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6905; (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence.
x1768
(1768) Complement
דִּי
diy
{dee}
(Chaldee); apparently for H1668; that, used as relative, conjugational, and especially (with preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as a preposition of.
before 6925
{6925} Prime
קֳדָם
qodam
{kod-awm'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6924; before.
him innocency 2136
{2136} Prime
זָכוּ
zakuw
{zaw-koo'}
(Chaldee); from a root corresponding to H2135; purity.
was found 7912
{7912} Prime
שְׁכַח
sh@kach
{shek-akh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7911 through the idea of disclosure of a covered or forgotten thing; to discover (literally or figuratively).
z8728
<8728> Grammar
Stem - Ithpeal (See H8829)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12
in me; and also 638
{0638} Prime
אַף
'aph
{af}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0637.
before 6925
{6925} Prime
קֳדָם
qodam
{kod-awm'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6924; before.
thee, O king, 4430
{4430} Prime
מֶּלֶךְ
melek
{meh'-lek}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H4428; a king.
have I done 5648
{5648} Prime
עַבַד
`abad
{ab-bad'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5647; to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.
z8754
<8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 231
no 3809
{3809} Prime
לָא
la'
{law}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3808.
hurt. 2248
{2248} Prime
חֲבוּלָה
chabuwlah
{khab-oo-law'}
(Chaldee); from H2255; properly overthrown, that is, (morally) crime.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Daniel 6:22

_ _ his angel — the instrument, not the author, of his deliverance (Psalms 91:11; Psalms 34:7).

_ _ shut ... lions’ mouths — (Hebrews 11:33). So spiritually, God will shut the roaring lion’s mouth (1 Peter 5:8) for His servants.

_ _ forasmuch as before him innocency — not absolutely (in Daniel 9:7, Daniel 9:18 he disclaims such a plea), but relatively to this case. God has attested the justice of my cause in standing up for His worship, by delivering me. Therefore, the “forasmuch” does not justify Rome’s doctrine of works meriting salvation.

_ _ before thee — Obedience to God is in strictest compatibility with loyalty to the king (Matthew 22:21; 1 Peter 2:17). Daniel’s disobedience to the king was seeming, not real, because it was not from contempt of the king, but from regard to the King of kings (compare Acts 24:16).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Daniel 6:18-24.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Daniel 6:22

His angel — The same that was with the three children in the fiery furnace, whose presence made even the lion's den a strong — hold, his palace, his paradise. See the power of God over the fiercest creatures! See the care God takes of his faithful servants, especially when they are called to suffer for him! See how ready the angels are to minister to the heirs of salvation!

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Daniel 6:22

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him (h) innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done (i) no hurt.

(h) My just cause and uprightness in this thing in which I was charged, is approved by God.

(i) For he disobeyed the kings's wicked commandment in order to obey God, and so he did no injury to the king, who ought to command nothing by which God would be dishonoured.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
My God:

Daniel 6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
2 Samuel 22:7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry [did enter] into his ears.
Psalms 31:14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my God.
Psalms 38:21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
Psalms 118:28 Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee: [thou art] my God, I will exalt thee.
Micah 7:7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God.
John 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto her.

hath sent:

Daniel 3:28 [Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Numbers 20:16 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we [are] in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
2 Chronicles 32:21 And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
Psalms 34:7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
Acts 12:11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Acts 27:23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

hath shut:

1 Samuel 17:37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
Psalms 91:11-13 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. ... Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
2 Timothy 4:17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
Hebrews 11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

forasmuch:

Daniel 6:23 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.
Psalms 18:19-24 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. ... Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Psalms 26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Isaiah 3:10 Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Acts 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and [toward] men.
2 Corinthians 1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
1 John 3:19-21 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. ... Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.

and also:

Genesis 40:15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
1 Samuel 24:9-11 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? ... Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that [there is] neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
1 Samuel 26:18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil [is] in mine hand?
Psalms 7:1-4 [[Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.]] O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: ... If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
Acts 25:8-11 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all. ... For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Gn 40:15. Nu 20:16. 1S 17:37; 24:9; 26:18. 2S 22:7. 2Ch 32:21. Ps 7:1; 18:19; 26:6; 31:14; 34:7; 38:21; 84:11; 91:11; 118:28. Is 3:10; 63:9. Dn 3:28; 6:20, 23. Mi 7:7. Mt 27:46. Jn 20:17, 18. Ac 12:11; 24:16; 25:8; 27:23. 2Co 1:12. 2Ti 4:17. He 11:33. 1Jn 3:19.

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