Daniel 6:17
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.”
16 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!”
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.
19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
- WEB
- A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
- ASV
- And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
- DARBY
- And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his nobles, that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
- BLB
- And one stone was brought and was laid over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his signet ring and with the signets of his nobles, that the matter might not be changed concerning Daniel.
- ÅB
- Så ble en stein ført fram og lagt over hulens åpning, og kongen forseglet den med sitt eget og sine stormenns segl, så det ikke skulle kunne skje noen forandring i det som var gjort med Daniel.
- OTB
- En stein ble brakt og lagt over åpningen til hulen, og kongen forseglet den med sitt eget segl og med sine stormenns segl, slik at ingenting kunne endres angående Daniel.
- B1930
- Så blev en sten ført frem og lagt over hulens åpning, og kongen forseglet den med sitt eget og sine stormenns segl, så det ikke skulde kunne skje nogen forandring i det som var gjort med Daniel.
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Original text and word study
Cross references
Lamentations 3:53
They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
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He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Read in contextActs 16:23–24
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
Read in contextMatthew 27:60–66
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
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