다니엘 6:16-18 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 6:11-17

Here is 1. Proof made of Daniel's praying to his God, notwithstanding the late edict to the contrary (Dan. 6:11): These men assembled; the came tumultuously together, so the word is, the same that was used Dan. 6:6; borrowed from Ps. 2:1; Why do the heathen rage? They came together to visit Daniel, perhaps under pretence of business, at that time which they knew to be his usual hour of devotion; and, if they had not found him so engaged, they would have upbraided him with his faint-heartedness... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 6:18-24

Here is, I. The melancholy night which the king had, upon Daniel's account, Dan. 6:18. He had said, indeed, that God would deliver him out of the danger, but at the same time he could not forgive himself for throwing him into the danger; and justly might God deprive him of a friend whom he had himself used so barbarously. He went to his palace, vexed at himself for what he had done, and calling himself unwise and unjust for not adhering to the law of God and nature with a non obstante?a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:16

Then the king commanded ,.... Being overawed by his princes and fearing they would conspire against him, and stir up the people to rebel; and consulting his own credit lest he should be thought fickle and inconstant; he ordered the decree to be put in execution against Daniel, and delivered his favourite into their hands: and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions ; not the princes but proper officers employed by them: according to the additions to this book of Daniel,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:17

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den ,.... Not a heap of stones, but a single one, a very large one, sufficient to stop up the mouth of the den, that nothing might enter in at it, or be cast into it: this stone was brought by proper persons, and a sufficient number of them, according the order of the king, or his princes, or both; for what Jarchi says, of there being no stones in Babylon, only bricks, and of the angels bringing this stone out of the land of Israel, is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:18

Then the king went to his palace ,.... After he had accompanied Daniel to the den, and he was cast into it, the stone was laid to the mouth of it, and that sealed; this was after sunset, for he had laboured till then to serve him, Daniel 6:14 , perhaps it was late at night: and passed the night fasting ; vexed for what he had done, in signing the decree; fretting because he could not save Daniel, and his heart full of grief for him, and so had no stomach to eat; went to bed without his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:16

Then the king commanded - With a heavy heart he was obliged to warrant this murderous conspiracy. But when passing sentence his last words were affecting: "Thy God, whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee." He is thy God; thou servest him, not occasionally, but continually; therefore "he will deliver thee." Daniel had now the same kind of opportunity of showing his fidelity to God, as his three Hebrew companions before. The lions were not less terrible than the fiery furnace. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:17

A stone was brought - All this precaution served the purposes of the Divine Providence. There could be no trick nor collusion here; if Daniel be preserved, it must be by the power of the Supreme God. The same precaution was taken by the Jews, in the case of the burial of our blessed Lord; and this very thing has served as one of the strongest proofs of the certainty of his resurrection and their unmixed wickedness. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:18

Passed the night fasting - He neither ate nor drank, had no music to solace, nor sweet odors burnt or brought before him, and he passed the night without sleep. All this points out his great sincerity; and when it is considered that Darius could not be less than sixty-two or sixty-three years of age at this time, it shows more fully the depth of his concern. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:16

Verse 16 The king, as we have said, frightened by the denunciation of the nobles, condemns Daniel to death. And hence we gather the reward which kings deserve in reference to their pride, when they are compelled to submit with servility to their flatterers. How was Darius deceived by the cunning of his nobles! For he thought his authority would be strengthened, by putting the obedience of all men to this test of refusing all prayer to any god or man for a whole month. He thought he should... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:17

Verse 17 There is no doubt that God’s counsel provided that the nobles should seal the stone with their own rings, and thus close the mouth of the cave, and render the miracle more illustrious. For when the king approached on the morrow, the rings were all entire, and the seals all unbroken. Thus the preservation of this servant of God was manifestly by the aid of heaven and not by the art of men. Hence we see how boldly the king’s nobles had compelled him to perform their pleasure. For he... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 6:11-17

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 6:18-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:17

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