Daniel 6:21
“Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.”
Daniel 6:21 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
- DARBYDarby
- Then Daniel spoke unto the king, O king, live for ever!
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Then Daniel hath spoken with the king: 'O king, to the ages live:
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
Context: Daniel 6
19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
20And 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?
21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
22My 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.
23Then 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.
About Daniel 6: Daniel in the Lion's Den
Daniel refuses to stop praying to God, even when King Darius issues an edict against it. He is thrown into a lion's den, but God protects him and he is saved.
Commentary
Daniel 6 is a chapter that speaks of Daniel's faithfulness to God and his unwavering commitment to Him, even in the face of certain death. The chapter begins with King Darius issuing a decree that all people must pray to him and him alone for thirty days. Daniel, however, refuses to obey this decree and continues to pray to God three times a day. When the king finds out, he is furious and orders Daniel to be thrown into a den of lions.