Daniel 6:20
(6-21) And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a pained voice; the king spoke 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?'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
19(6-20) Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
21(6-22) Then said Daniel unto the king: 'O king, live for ever!
Cross References
Genesis 18:14Is any thing too hard for the LORD. At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.'
Numbers 14:15now if Thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of Thee will speak, saying:
Psalms 71:14But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more.
Psalms 119:112I have inclined my heart to perform Thy statutes, for ever, at every step.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all the day;
Daniel 3:15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is the god that shall deliver you out of my hands?'
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 →