NASB — Daniel 6 — KJV

Daniel Serves Darius

1 IIt seemed° good° to Darius° to appoint° 120°° satraps° over° the kingdom°, that they would be in charge of the whole° kingdom°, 2 and over° them three° commissioners° (of whom° aDaniel° was one°), that these° satraps° might be accountable° to them, and that the king° might not suffer° bloss°. 3 Then° this° Daniel° began distinguishing° himself Iamong° the commissioners° and satraps° because°°° IIhe possessed an aextraordinary° spirit°, and the king° planned° to appoint° him over° the bentire° kingdom°. 4 Then° the commissioners° and satraps° began atrying° to find° a ground° of accusation° against Daniel° in regard° to Igovernment° affairs°; but they could° find° bno°° ground° of accusation° or [evidence of] corruption°, inasmuch°°° as he was faithful°, and no°° negligence° or corruption° was [to be] found° in him. 5 Then° these° men° said°, “We will not find° any° ground° of accusation° against this° Daniel° unless° we find° [it] against° him with regard to the alaw° of his God°.”

[1] ICh 6:2 in Aram
[2] aDn 2:48, 49; 5:16, 29 bEzr 4:22; Es 7:4
[3] ILit above IILit there was in him aDn 5:12, 14; 9:23 bGn 41:40; Es 10:3
[4] ILit the kingdom aGn 43:18; Jg 14:4; Jr 20:10; Dn 3:8; Lk 20:20 bDn 6:22; Lk 20:26; 23:14, 15; Php 2:15; 1P 2:12; 3:16
[5] aAc 24:13-16, 20, 21

6 ¶ Then° these° commissioners° and satraps° came° Iby agreement° to the king° and spoke° to him as follows°: “King° Darius°, alive° forever°! 7 All° the acommissioners° of the kingdom°, the prefects° and the satraps°, the high° officials° and the governors° have bconsulted° together° that the king° should establish° a statute° and enforce° an injunction° that anyone° who° makes° a petition° to any° god° or man° besides°° you, O king°, for thirty° days°, shall cbe cast° into the lions’° Iden°. 8 Now°, O king°, aestablish° the injunction° and sign° the document° so° that it may not be changed°, according to the blaw° of the Medes° and Persians°, which° Imay not be revoked°.” 9 Therefore°°° King° Darius° asigned° the document°, that is, the injunction°.

[6] IOr thronging aNe 2:3; Dn 2:4; 5:10; 6:21
[7] IOr pit, and so throughout the ch aDn 3:2, 27 bPs 59:3; 62:4; 64:2-6; 83:1-3 cPs 10:9; Dn 3:6; 6:16
[8] ILit does not pass away aEs 3:12; 8:10; Is 10:1 bEs 1:19; 8:8; Dn 6:12, 15
[9] aPs 118:9; 146:3

10 ¶ Now when° Daniel° knew° that the document° was signed°, he entered° his house° (now in his roof° chamber° he had windows° open° atoward° Jerusalem°); and he continued bkneeling° on his knees° three° times° a day°, cpraying° and dgiving° thanks° before° his God°, Ias he had been doing° previously°. 11 Then° these° men° came° Iaby agreement° and found° Daniel° making° petition° and supplication° before° his God°. 12 Then° they approached° and aspoke° before° the king° about° the king’s° injunction°, “Did you not sign° an injunction° that any° man° who° makes° a petition° to any° god° or man° besides°° you, O king°, for thirty° days°, is to be cast° into the lions’° den°?” The king° replied°, “The statement° is true°, according to the blaw° of the Medes° and Persians°, which° Imay not be revoked°.” 13 Then° they answered° and spoke° before° the king°, “aDaniel°, who° is one of the Iexiles°° from Judah°, pays° bno° attention° to you, O king°, or to the injunction° which° you signed°, but keeps making° his petition° three° times° a day°.”

[10] IOr because a1K 8:44, 48, 49; Ps 5:7; Jna 2:4 bPs 55:17; 95:6 cDn 9:4-19 dPs 34:1; Php 4:6; 1Th 5:17, 18
[11] IOr thronging aPs 37:32, 33; Dn 6:6
[12] ILit does not pass away aDn 3:8-12; Ac 16:19-21 bEs 1:19; Dn 6:8, 15
[13] ILit sons of the exile aDn 2:25; 5:13 bEs 3:8; Dn 3:12; Ac 5:29

14 ¶ Then°, as soon° as the king° heard° this statement°, he was deeply° adistressed° and set° [his] mind° on delivering° Daniel°; and even until° sunset°° he kept exerting° himself to rescue° him. 15 Then° these° men° came° Iby agreement° to the king° and said° to the king°, “Recognize°, O king°, that it is a alaw° of the Medes° and Persians° that no°° injunction° or statute° which° the king° establishes° may be changed°.”

[14] aMk 6:26
[15] IOr thronging aEs 8:8; Ps 94:20, 21; Dn 6:8, 12

Daniel in the Lions’ Den

16 ¶ Then° the king° gave° orders°, and Daniel° was brought° in and acast° into the lions’° den°. The king° spoke° and said° to Daniel°, “IbYour God° whom° you constantly° serve° will Himself° deliver° you.” 17 A astone° was brought° and laid° over° the mouth° of the den°; and the king° sealed° it with his own signet° ring° and with the signet° rings° of his nobles°, so° that nothing°° would be changed° in regard to Daniel°. 18 Then° the king° went° off° to his palace° and spent° the night° afasting°, and no° entertainment° was brought° before° him; and his bsleep° fled° from him.

[16] IOr May your God...Himself deliver you a2S 3:39; Jr 38:5; Dn 6:7 bJb 5:19; Ps 37:39, 40; Is 41:10; Dn 3:17, 28; 6:20; 2Co 1:10
[17] aLm 3:53; Mt 27:66
[18] a2S 12:16, 17 bEs 6:1; Ps 77:4; Dn 2:1

19 ¶ Then° the king° arose° at dawn°, at the break° of day°, and went° in haste° to the lions’° den°. 20 When he had come° near° the den° to Daniel°, he cried° out with a troubled° voice°. The king° spoke° and said° to Daniel°, “Daniel°, servant° of the living° God°, has ayour God°, whom° you constantly° serve°, been° bable° to deliver° you from the lions°?” 21 Then° Daniel° spoke° Ito the king°, “aO king°, live° forever°! 22 My God° asent° His angel° and bshut° the lions’° mouths° and they have not harmed° me, inasmuch°°° as II was found° innocent° before° Him; and also° IItoward° you, O king°, I have committed° no° crime°.” 23 Then° the king° was very° pleased° and gave° orders° for Daniel° to be taken° up out of the den°. So Daniel° was taken° up out of the den° and ano°° injury° whatever° was found° on him, because° he had btrusted° in his God°. 24 The king° then gave° orders°, and they brought° those° men° who° had Imaliciously°° accused°° Daniel°, and they acast° them, their bchildren° and their wives° into the lions’° den°; and they had not reached° the bottom° of the den° before°° the lions° overpowered° them and crushed° all° their bones°.

[20] aDn 6:16, 27 bGn 18:14; Nu 11:23; Jr 32:17; Dn 3:17
[21] ILit with aDn 2:4; 6:6
[22] ILit innocence was found for me IILit before aNu 20:16; Is 63:9; Dn 3:28; Ac 12:11; He 1:14 bPs 91:11-13; 2Ti 4:17; He 11:33
[23] aDn 3:25, 27 b1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 20:20; Ps 118:8, 9; Is 26:3; Dn 3:17, 28
[24] ILit eaten the pieces of Daniel aDt 19:18, 19; Es 7:10 bDt 24:16; 2K 14:6; Es 9:10

25 ¶ Then° Darius° the king° wrote° to all° the apeoples°, nations° and [men of every] Ilanguage° who° were living° in all° the land°: “bMay your IIpeace° abound°! 26 II amake° a decree° that in all° the dominion° of my kingdom° men are to fear° and tremble° before°° the God° of Daniel°;
  For He is the bliving° God° and cenduring° forever°,
  And dHis kingdom° is one which° will not be destroyed°,
  And His dominion° [will be] IIforever°.
  27 “He delivers° and rescues° and performs° asigns° and wonders°
  In heaven° and on earth°,
  Who° has [also] delivered° Daniel° from the Ipower° of the lions°.”

[25] ILit tongue IIOr welfare or prosperity aEzr 1:1, 2; Es 3:12; 8:9; Dn 4:1 bEzr 4:17; 1P 1:2
[26] ILit From me a decree is made IILit to the end aEzr 6:8-12; 7:13, 21; Dn 3:29 bDn 4:34; 6:20; Ho 1:10; Ro 9:26 cPs 93:1, 2; Mal 3:6 dDn 2:44; 4:3; 7:14, 27; Lk 1:33
[27] ILit hand aDn 4:2, 3

28 ¶ So this° aDaniel° enjoyed° success° in the reign° of Darius° and in the reign° of bCyrus° the Persian°.

[28] aDn 1:21 b2Ch 36:22, 23; Dn 10:1


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Daniel is made chief of the presidents.

1 ¶ It pleasedººª Dariusº to setºª overº the kingdomº an hundredº and twentyº princes,º which² should beºª over the wholeº kingdom;º 2 And overº² these¹ threeº presidents;º of whomº² Danielº [was] first:º that¹² the² princesº mightºª giveºª accountsº unto them, and the kingº should haveºª noº damage.ºª 3 Thenº thisº Danielº wasºª preferredºª aboveº the presidentsº and princes,º becauseºº² an excellentº spiritº [was] in him; and the kingº thoughtºª to setºª him overº the wholeº realm.º

[1] Ex 18:21; Es 1:1; Dn 5:31; 1P 2:14.
[2] 1S 2:30; Ezr 4:22; Es 7:4; Pv 3:16; 26:6; Dn 2:48; 5:16, 29; Mt 18:23; Lk 16:2; 19:13; 1Co 4:2.
[3] Gn 41:38; Ne 7:2; Pv 3:3; 17:27; 22:29; Ec 2:13; Dn 5:12, 14; 9:23.

They conspiring against him, obtain an idolatrous decree.

4 ¶ Thenº the presidentsº and princesº soughtººªª to findºª occasionº against Danielº concerningº² the kingdom;º but¹ they couldºª findºª noneº² occasionº nor¹ fault;ºª forasmuch¹ as²²² he² [was] faithful,ºª neitherº was there anyº errorº or faultºª foundºª in² him.¹ 5 Thenº saidºª theseº men,º We shall notº findºª anyº occasionº against¹ thisº Daniel,º exceptº we findºª [it] against² him concerning the lawº of his God.º 6 Thenº theseº presidentsº and princesº assembled togetherºª to² the king,º and saidºª thusº unto him,¹ Kingº Darius,º liveºª for ever.º 7 Allº the presidentsº of the kingdom,º the governors,º and the princes,º the counsellors,º and the captains,º have consulted togetherºª to establishºª a royalº statute,º and to make a firmºª decree,º that² whosoever²² shall askºª a petitionº ofº anyº Godº or manº forº thirtyº days,º saveº of² thee,¹ O king,º he shall be castºª into the denº of lions.º 8 Now,º O king,º establishºª the decree,º and signºª the writing,º that² it be notº changed,ºª according to the lawº of the Medesº and Persians,º which² alterethºª not.º 9 Whereforeººº kingº Dariusº signedºª the writingº and the decree.º

[4] Gn 43:18; Jg 14:4; 1S 18:14; 19:4; 22:14; Ps 37:12, 32; Pv 29:27; Ec 4:4; Jr 18:18, 23; 20:10; Dn 3:8; Mt 26:4; 27:18; Lk 20:20; 22:2; 23:14; Jn 19:4; 2Co 11:12; Php 2:15; 1Ti 5:14; Tit 2:8; 1P 2:12; 3:16; 4:14.
[5] 1S 24:17; Es 3:8; Jn 19:6; Ac 24:13, 20.
[6] Ne 2:3; Ps 56:6; 62:3; 64:2; Dn 2:4; 3:9; 5:10; 6:11, 21; Mt 27:23; Lk 23:23; Ac 22:22; 24:2.
[7] Ps 2:2; 10:9; 59:3; 62:4; 83:1; 94:20; Dn 3:2, 6, 11, 27; 6:2; Mi 6:5; Na 2:12; Mt 12:14; 26:4; Mk 15:1; Jn 12:10; Ac 4:5, 26.
[8] Es 1:19; 3:12; 8:3, 10; Is 10:1; Dn 6:12, 15; Mt 24:35.
[9] Ps 62:9; 118:9; 146:3; Pv 6:2; Is 2:22.

Daniel, accused of the breach thereof, is cast into the lions' den.

10 ¶ Now when² Danielº knewºª that² the writingº was signed,ºª he wentºª into his house;º and his windowsº being openºª in his chamberº towardº Jerusalem,º he² kneeledºª uponº his kneesº threeº timesº a day,º and prayed,ºª and gave thanksºª beforeº his God,º asºº² he didººªª aforetime.ººº 11 Thenº theseº menº assembled,ºª and foundºª Danielº prayingºª and making supplicationºª beforeº his God.º 12 Thenº they came near,ºª and spakeºª beforeº the kingº concerningº the king'sº decree;º Hast thou notº signedºª a decree,º that² everyº manº that² shall askºª [a petition] ofº anyº Godº or manº withinº thirtyº days,º saveº of² thee,¹ O king,º shall be castºª into the denº of lions?º The kingº answeredºª and said,ºª The thingº [is] true,º according to the lawº of the Medesº and Persians,º which² alterethºª not.º 13 Thenº answeredºª they and saidºª beforeº the king,º That² Daniel,º which² [is] ofº the childrenº of the captivityº of² Judah,º regardethººª² notº thee,¹ O king,º nor the decreeº that² thou hast signed,ºª but makethºª his petitionº threeº timesº a day.º 14 Thenº the king,º when² he heardºª [these] words,º was soreº displeasedºª with² himself, and setºª [his] heartº onº Danielº to deliverºª him: and he labouredººªª tillº the going downº of the sunº to deliverºª him. 15 Thenº theseº menº assembledºª untoº the king,º and saidºª unto the king,º Know,ºª O king,º that² the lawº of the Medesº and Persiansº [is], That² noº² decreeº nor statuteº which² the kingº establishethºª may be changed.ºª 16 Thenº the kingº commanded,ºª and they broughtºª Daniel,º and castºª [him] into the denº of² lions.º [Now] the kingº spakeºª and saidºª unto Daniel,º Thy Godº whom² thouº servestºª continually,º he² will deliverºª thee. 17 And aº stoneº was brought,ºª and laidºª uponº the mouthº of the den;º and the kingº sealedºª it with his own signet,º and with the signetº of his lords;º that² the purposeº might notº be changedºª concerning Daniel.º

[10] 1K 8:30, 38, 44, 48, 54; 2Ch 6:13, 38; Ezr 9:5; Ne 6:11; Ps 5:7; 11:1; 34:1; 55:17; 86:3; 95:6; Dn 6:13; Jna 2:4; Mt 10:28; Lk 12:4; 14:26; 22:41; Ac 2:1, 15; 3:1; 4:17, 18, 29; 5:20, 29, 40; 7:60; 9:40; 10:9; 20:24, 36; 21:5; Ep 3:14; Php 1:14, 20; 4:6; Col 3:17; 1Th 5:17; He 4:16; 13:15; Rv 2:10, 13.
[11] Ps 10:9; 37:32; Dn 6:6.
[12] Es 1:19; Dn 3:8; 6:8; Ac 16:19, 24; 24:2.
[13] Es 3:8; Dn 1:6; 2:25; 3:12; 5:13; Ac 5:29; 17:7.
[14] 2S 3:28; Dn 3:13; Mt 27:17; Mk 6:26; Lk 23:13; Jn 19:7.
[15] Es 8:8; Ps 94:20; Dn 6:8, 12.
[16] 2S 3:39; Jb 5:19; Ps 37:39; 91:14; 118:8; Pv 29:25; Is 43:2; Jr 26:14; 38:5; Dn 3:15, 17, 28; 6:20; Mt 14:8; 27:23; Mk 6:25; 15:14; Jn 19:12; Ac 24:27; 25:9, 11; 27:23; Ro 13:3.
[17] Lm 3:53; Mt 27:60; Ac 12:4; 16:23.

Daniel is saved,

18 ¶ Thenº the kingº wentºª to his palace,º and passed the nightºª fasting:º neitherº were instruments¹ of musick² broughtºª beforeº him: and his sleepº wentºª from² him.¹ 19 Thenº the kingº aroseºª very early¹ in the morning,º² and wentºª in hasteºª unto the denº of² lions.º 20 And when he cameºª to the den,º he criedºª with a lamentableºª voiceº unto Daniel:º [and] the kingº spakeºª and saidºª to Daniel,º O Daniel,º servantº of the livingº God,º is thy God,º whom² thou² servestºª continually,º ableºª to deliverºª thee fromº the lions?º 21 Thenº saidºª Danielº untoº the king,º O king,º liveºª for ever.º 22 My Godº hath sentºª his angel,º and hath shutºª the lions'º mouths,º that they have notº hurtºª me: forasmuch asºº² beforeº him innocencyº was foundºª in me; and alsoº beforeº thee, O king,º have I doneºª noº hurt.º 23 Thenº was the king¹ exceeding¹ gladºª²² for² him,¹ and commandedºª that they should take¹ª Daniel¹ upºª² out ofº the den.º So Danielº was taken upºª out ofº the den,º and no¹ mannerº² of hurtº was foundºª upon him, because² he believedºª in his God.º

[18] 2S 12:16; 19:24; 1K 21:27; Es 6:1; Jb 21:12; Ps 77:4; 137:2; Ec 2:8; Is 24:8; Dn 2:1; Am 6:4; Jna 3:3; Rv 18:22.
[19] Mt 28:1; Mk 16:2; 2Co 2:13; 1Th 3:5.
[20] Gn 18:14; Nu 11:23; 14:15; 1Ch 16:11; Ps 71:14; 73:23; 119:112; 146:2; Pv 23:17; Jr 32:17; Dn 3:15, 17, 28; 6:16, 27; Ho 12:6; Lk 1:37; 18:1; Ac 6:4; Ro 2:7; 2Co 1:10; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17; 2Ti 1:12; 4:16; He 7:25; Jm 1:25; Jde 1:24.
[21] Ne 2:3; Dn 2:4; 6:6.
[22] 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.
[23] Ex 18:9; 1K 5:7; 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 2:11; 20:20; Ps 37:40; 118:8; 146:3; Pv 18:10; Is 26:3; Dn 3:25, 27; 6:14, 18; Mk 9:23; He 11:33.

his adversaries devoured,

24 ¶ And the kingº commanded,ºª and they broughtºª thoseº menº which² had accusedººª Daniel,º² and they castºª [them] into the denº of lions,º them,º their children,º and their wives;º and the lionsº had the masteryº¹ª of them, and brake¹ª all¹ their bones¹ in piecesºª²² or ever¹ they cameºª²²² at the bottomº of the den.º

[24] Dt 19:18; 24:16; Jsh 7:24; 2K 14:6; Es 7:10; 9:10, 25; Ps 54:5; Pv 11:8; Is 38:13; Dn 3:22.

and God magnified by a decree.

25 ¶ Thenº kingº Dariusº wroteºª unto allº people,º nations,º and languages,º that² dwellºª in allº the earth;º Peaceº be multipliedºª unto you. 26 I¹¹ makeºª²² a decree,º That² in everyº dominionº of my kingdomº men trembleººª and fearºª beforeºº the Godº of² Daniel:º for² he² [is] the livingº God,º and stedfastº for ever,º and his kingdomº [that] which² shall notº be destroyed,ºª and his dominionº [shall be even] untoº the end.º 27 He deliverethºª and rescueth,ºª and he workethºª signsº and wondersº in heavenº and in earth,º who² hath deliveredºª Danielº fromº the powerº of the lions.º 28 So thisº Danielº prosperedºª in the reignº of Darius,º and in the reignº of Cyrusº the Persian.º

[25] Ezr 1:1; 4:17; Es 3:12; 8:9; Dn 4:1; 1P 1:2; 2P 1:2; Jde 1:2.
[26] Dt 5:26; 1S 17:26, 36; Ezr 6:8; 7:12; Ps 2:11; 29:10; 93:1; 99:1; 119:120; 145:12; 146:10; Is 9:7; 66:2; Jr 10:10; Dn 2:44; 3:29; 4:3, 34; 7:14, 27; Ho 1:10; Mal 3:6; Mt 6:13; Lk 1:33; 12:5; Ac 17:25; Ro 9:26; 1Th 1:9; He 6:17; 12:29; Jm 1:17; Rv 4:10; 5:14; 11:15.
[27] Jb 36:15; Ps 18:48, 50; 32:7; 35:17; 97:10; Jr 32:19; Dn 4:2, 34; Mk 16:17; Lk 1:74; Ac 4:30; 2Co 1:8; 2Ti 4:17; He 2:4.
[28] 2Ch 36:22; Ezr 1:1; Is 44:28; 45:1; Dn 1:21.


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