Daniel 6:20
And when he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou serve continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.
21Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever.
Cross References
Genesis 18:14Is anything too hard for LORD? At the set time I will return to thee, when the season comes round, and Sarah shall have a son.
Numbers 14:15Now if thou shall kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
Psalms 71:14But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
Psalms 119:112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes forever, even to the end.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but [be thou] in the fear of LORD all the day long.
Daniel 3:15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, [well]. But if ye do not worship, ye
Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:19-25
Daniel's Preservation and Deliverance. ( b. c. 537.) 18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 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… Read the whole commentary →