Daniel 6:16 NLT,NIV,ESV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 6:16

Daniel 6:16. Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, &c. The king at last, though with great reluctance, and against his conscience, yields to the violence of Daniel’s enemies, and signs the warrant for his execution: and that venerable, grave man, who carried such a mixture of majesty and sweetness in his countenance, who had so often shown himself great upon the bench, and at the council-board, but was greater upon his knees; that had power with God and man, and had... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:1-28

Daniel in the lion’s den (6:1-28)There had been no opportunity for Daniel to enjoy his return to high office, because Babylon fell the night he was reinstated (see 5:29-30). But the new rulers would have known of his record under Nebuchadnezzar, so they made him one of the three presidents appointed to administer the nation (6:1-2).Daniel had such obvious ability that the other two presidents soon became jealous of him. They wanted to get rid of him, but were unable to find any accusation of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Daniel 6:16

"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. 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. Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting, neither were instruments of music brought before him: and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 6:16

16. Thy God . . . will deliver thee—The heathen believed in the interposition of the gods at times in favor of their worshippers. Darius recognized Daniel's God as a god, but not the only true God. He had heard of the deliverance of the three youths in Daniel 3:26; Daniel 3:27 and hence augurs Daniel's deliverance. I am not my own master, and cannot deliver thee, however much I wish it. "Thy God will." Kings are the slaves of their flatterers. Men admire piety to God in others, however... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 6:16

Darius’ parting words to Daniel are significant. One could render them, "Your God whom you serve continually, He will deliver you." [Note: Franz Rosenthal, A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic, pp. 54-55.] The idea is that Darius had tried to save Daniel and had failed. Now Yahweh must save him. We do not know, of course, if Darius knew about Yahweh’s deliverance of Daniel’s three friends. Again, we see that God did not preserve His servant from difficulty, but brought him though it safely-His normal... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 6:16-18

4. Daniel in the lions’ den 6:16-18 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:1-28

The Den of LionsDarius the Mede divides his kingdom into 120 satrapies, the whole being superintended by three higher officials, of whom Daniel was one (Daniel 6:1-2). Daniel is in special favour, and Darius meditates giving him a still higher office (Daniel 6:3). This rouses the jealousy of his colleagues, who plot his ruin (Daniel 6:4-5). They persuade Darius to make a decree that no one shall ask anything for 30 days from God or man, save from the king, on pain of being cast into the den of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 6:16

(16) They brought Daniel.—According to Eastern custom, the sentence was generally executed on the day when it was pronounced. This explains why the king’s efforts to commute the sentence were prolonged till sunset (Daniel 6:14). The lions were probably kept here for sporting purposes. The form of the den is unknown, but the etymology suggests a vaulted chamber. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Daniel 6:1-28

Daniel 6:3-4 Whatever the world thinks, he who hath not much meditated upon God, the human soul, and the sum-mum bonum , may possibly make a thriving earthworm, but will most indubitably make a sorry patriot and a sorry statesman. Berkeley. Daniel 6:4 That we have little faith is not sad, but that we have but little faithfulness. By faithfulness faith is earned. When, in the progress of a life, a man swerves, though only by an angle infinitely small, from his proper and allotted path (and this... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:10-28

STOPPING THE MOUTHS OF LIONSON the view which regards these pictures as powerful parables, rich in spiritual instructiveness, but not primarily concerned with historic accuracy, nor even necessarily with ancient tradition, we have seen how easily "the great strong fresco-strokes" which the narrator loves to use "may have been suggested to him by his diligent study of the Scriptures."The first chapter is a beautiful picture which serves to set forth the glory of moderation and to furnish a vivid... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 6:16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:1-28

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Daniel 6:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 6:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 6:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 6:16-18

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 6:1-28

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 6:16

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Daniel 6:1-28

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:10-28

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