Daniel 6:16

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. And the king said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you always serve, he himself will free you.”

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In The King James Version

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

In Context

15But these men, knowing the king, said to him, “You know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that every decree which the king has established may not be altered.”

17And a stone was brought, and it was placed over the mouth of the den, which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, so that no one would act against Daniel.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 3:39But I am still tender, and yet anointed king. And these men of the sons of Zeruiah are too harsh for me. May the Lord repay whoever does evil in accord with his malice.”

Psalms 118:8I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.

Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not cover you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not scorch you.

Jeremiah 38:5And king Zedekiah said: “Behold, he is in your hands. For it is not fitting for the king to deny you anything.”

Jeremiah 39:17And I will free you in that day, says the Lord. And you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you dread.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:12-18

Daniel in the Den of Lions. ( b. c. 537.) 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 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. 13 Then answered… Read the whole commentary →

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