Daniel 6:26

God's power and sovereignty Praise and worship Fear

²⁴ At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

²⁵ Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.

I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.

²⁷ He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

²⁸ So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
KJV: I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
WEB: “I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God, and steadfast forever. His kingdom is that which will not be destroyed. His dominion will be even to the end.
ASV: I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, And his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed; and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
DARBY: I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
BLB: From before me is set forth a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom they are to be trembling and fearful from before the God of Daniel, for He [is] the living God, and enduring forever, and His kingdom [is] that which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion [is] to the end!

ÅB: Jeg gir hermed det bud at alle folk i hele mitt kongerikes område skal skjelve og frykte for Daniels Gud; for han er den levende Gud og blir i evighet, og hans rike ødelegges ikke, og hans herredømme varer inntil enden.
OTB: Jeg gir et dekret om at i hvert herredømme av mitt rike, skal folk skjelve og frykte for Daniels Gud. For Han er den levende Gud, som varer evig; Hans rike skal ikke bli ødelagt, og Hans herredømme skal være uten ende.
B1930: Jeg gir hermed det bud at alle folk i hele mitt kongerikes område skal skjelve og frykte for Daniels Gud; for han er den levende Gud og blir i evighet, og hans rike ødelegges ikke, og hans herredømme varer inntil enden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 4:34
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
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Luke 1:33
and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
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Daniel 7:14
And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
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Daniel 4:3
How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
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Psalms 2:11
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
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Daniel 3:29
Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”
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Psalms 29:10
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
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Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
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