Daniel 6:12-28 NVIPT

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:19

Then the king arose very early in the morning ,.... Or, "in the morning with light" F9 בשפרפרא־בנגהא "summa aurora cum luce", Junius & Tremellius; "in tempore aurorae cum luce", Piscator. as soon as ever light appeared, or the day broke: the word for morning is doubled, and one of the letters in it is larger than usual; and all which denote not only his very great earliness in rising, but his earnestness and solicitude for Daniel, to know whether he was alive or not: and went... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:20

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel ,.... Expressing grief and sorrow his heart was full of; it was rather like howling than speaking; thus he cried before he saw Daniel, or heard him speak: when he was near to the den F11 במקרבה לגבא "cum appropinquasset ad foveam", Pagninus; "quumque appropinquaret ad foveam", Piscator. , as it may be rendered; and he was between hope and fear about Daniel's safety; when within sight of the den, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:21

Then said Daniel unto the king ,.... Whose voice he knew, though the tone of it was so much altered: O king, live for ever ; he does not reproach him for delivering him into the hands of his enemies, and suffering him to be cast into that place, which he might have prevented, had he had more resolution; he knew it was done with reluctance, though with weakness; which he does not upbraid him with, but freely forgives him, and wishes him health, long life, and prosperity. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:22

My God hath sent his angel ,.... Daniel takes up the king's expression, and confirms it; he asserts God to be his God, of which he had given him a proof in sending his angel to him that night; either one of the ministering spirits about him, or the Angel of the covenant, the same with him, said to be like the Son of God, that was seen in the fiery furnace, even the Messiah in human form: and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me ; by taking away hunger from them, or by... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:23

Then was the king exceeding glad for him ,.... For Daniel, because of his safety, because he was alive, and in health, and unhurt; and the speech he made was very acceptable to him, agreeable to his sentiments, and which he was satisfied was just and true: or "with", or "for himself" F12 עלוהי "apud se", Piscator; "apud illum", Michaelis. ; being now eased of a guilty and distracted conscience: and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den ; that is, he ordered... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:24

And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel ,.... Not all the hundred and twenty princes, and the two presidents; but the chief of them, who were most busy in getting the decree signed; watched Daniel's house, and what he did there; brought the charge against him to the king, and were most solicitous and urgent to have the decree put in execution against him: and they cast them into the den of lions ; the servants of the king, who were sent to fetch them,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:25

Then King Darius ,.... Being thoroughly convinced of the miracle, and of the powerful interposition of divine Providence in it, and of the omnipotence of God, and of his concern in the government of the world; that all might be acquainted with the same, wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth ; he being at the head of the Babylonish monarchy, which included many nations and people of various languages; and which was increased, and still increasing, by... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:26

I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom ,.... In every province of his large empire; this explains who are meant by all people, nations, &c.; before mentioned; namely, such as were within his dominions; for to no other could his decree reach: this decree is very different from that he had made a few days before, forbidding any man to ask anything of any god or man for the space of a month; but now his order is, that men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel ; that... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:27

He delivereth and rescueth ..... As he did the three companions of Daniel from the fiery furnace, and now Daniel himself from the lions' den: and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth ; which are out of the common course of nature, and not according to the laws of it; such as hindering the natural force of fire from burning, as in the case of the three children; and stopping the mouths of lions from devouring Daniel as follows: who hath delivered Daniel from the power of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:28

So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius ,.... This Daniel, of whom so much has been said all the preceding chapters, and who had been so lately and so wonderfully delivered from the lions' den, the same flourished throughout the reign of Darius the Mede; continued a favourite with the king; retained his honour and dignity; and kept his posts and places of trust and profit. Darius the Mede reigned two years; though Jarchi says he reigned but one, and was slain in war; for which he... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:28

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