Daniel 6:16

¹⁴ As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

¹⁵ Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

¹⁷ A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.

¹⁸ Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
KJV: 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.
WEB: Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”
ASV: 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.
DARBY: Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. The king spoke and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will save thee.
BLB: Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and they cast [him] into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God, to whom you give service continually, may He deliver you.”

ÅB: Så befalte kongen at Daniel skulle hentes og kastes i løvehulen. Og kongen tok til orde og sa til Daniel: Din Gud, som du stadig dyrker, han frelse deg!
OTB: Så ga kongen ordren, og Daniel ble brakt og kastet i løvehulen. Kongen sa til Daniel: "Må din Gud, som du stadig tjener, redde deg!"
B1930: Så bød kongen at Daniel skulde hentes og kastes i løvehulen. Og kongen tok til orde og sa til Daniel: Din Gud, som du stadig dyrker, han frelse dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 37:39–40
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
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Job 5:19
He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
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Psalms 91:14–16
“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
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Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
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Daniel 3:28
Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
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2 Samuel 3:39
And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
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Psalms 118:8–9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Daniel 3:17
If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
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