Daniel 6:3 ASV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 6:2-3

Daniel 6:2-3. And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first He had been appointed one of the principal officers of state by Belshazzar, Daniel 5:29. The office to which he was now advanced seems to have been of the same sort with that conferred on Joseph by Pharaoh, Genesis 41:41. Grotius thinks these eparchs were like the præfecti prætorio in the latter part of the Roman empire. That the princes might give accounts unto them Might lay before them the state of the public... 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 6:3

preferred . . . the king thought . Showing that Daniel was well known to Astyages, and appreciated. an excellent spirit . Referring to the affectionate regard in which Astyages held Daniel after many years of faithful service. spirit . Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . thought = purposed. Chaldee. 'ashith. Occurs only here (426 B. C), Daniel being eighty-seven. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 6:3

3. Daniel was preferred—probably because of his having so wonderfully foretold the fall of Babylon. Hence the very expression used by the queen mother on that occasion (Daniel 5:12) is here used, "because an excellent spirit was in him." king thought to set him over the whole realm—Agreeing with Darius' character, weak and averse to business, which he preferred to delegate to favorites. God overruled this to the good both of Daniel, and, through him, of His people. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 6:1-3

1. Daniel’s promotion in the Persian government 6:1-3 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 6:3

As time passed, Daniel distinguished himself above the other commissioners, even though he was in his 80s. Darius purposed to put him in charge of them all, to elevate him to prime minister.These verses set the stage for what follows by helping the reader appreciate how Darius felt about Daniel. 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 6:3

(3) Was preferred.—Literally, he outshone the others. The pronoun “this” is prefixed to Daniel’s. name so as to point him out as the favoured one already mentioned. (Comp. Daniel 6:5; Daniel 6:28.) 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

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Daniel 6:1-28

CHAPTER 6 Under Darius the Mede and Daniel in the Lion’s Den 1. The decree of Darius (Daniel 6:1-9 ) 2. Daniel’s faith and steadfastness (Daniel 6:10-15 ) 3. Daniel cast into the lion’s den and the deliverance (Daniel 6:16-24 ) 4. The Decree of Darius (Daniel 6:25-28 ) Daniel 6:1-9 . From the opening of this chapter we learn that Daniel also held a very high position in the beginning of the second monarchy, which had conquered Babylonia. He was preferred above all the other presidents... read more