Daniel 6 · Verse 13

Daniel 6:13

Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Daniel 6:13, King James Version

Daniel 6:13 in other translations

BSBThen they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
WEBThen they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
ASVThen answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
YLTThen they have answered, yea, they are saying before the king, that, ‘Daniel, who is of the sons of the Removed of Judah, hath not placed on thee, O king, any regard, nor on the interdict that thou hast signed, and three times in a day he is seeking his petition.'
DARBYThen they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
BBEThen they made answer and said before the king, Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah, has no respect for you, O King, or for the order signed by you, but three times a day he makes his prayer to God.
WebsterThen they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

What does Daniel 6:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. That Daniel--contemptuously. of ... captivity of Judah--recently a captive among thy servants, the Babylonians--one whom humble obedience most becomes. Thus they aggravate his guilt, omitting mention of his being prime minister, which might only remind Darius of Daniel's state services. regardeth not thee--because he regarded God (Ac 4:19; 5:29).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 6:11-17

It is no new thing for what is done faithfully, in conscience toward God, to be misrepresented as done obstinately, and in contempt of the civil powers. Through want of due thought, we often do that which afterwards, like Darius, we see cause a thousand times to wish undone again. Daniel, that venerable man, is brought as the vilest of malefactors, and is thrown into the den of lions, to be devoured, only for…

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Daniel 6:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֵּ֠אדַיִןBe.da.yin<in> thenH116
עֲנ֣וֹa.Nothey repliedH6032
וְאָמְרִין֮ve.'a.me.Rinand [were] sayingH560
קֳדָ֣םko.DambeforeH6925
מַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'king theH4430
דִּ֣יdithatH1768
דָנִיֵּ֡אלda.ni.YelDanielH1841
דִּי֩diwhoH1768
מִן\־min-[is] one ofH4481
בְּנֵ֨יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1247
גָלוּתָ֜אga.lu.Ta'exile theH1547
דִּ֣יdiofH1768
יְה֗וּדye.HudJudahH3061
לָא\־la'-notH3809
שָׂ֨םsamhe has setH7761
עֲלָ֤ךְa.la.yikhto youH5922
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king OH4430
טְעֵ֔םte.'EmdiscretionH2942
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and toH5922
אֱסָרָ֖א'e.sa.Ra'prohibition theH633
דִּ֣יdiwhichH1768
רְשַׁ֑מְתָּre.Sham.tayou signedH7560
וְזִמְנִ֤יןve.zim.Ninand timesH2166
תְּלָתָה֙te.la.TahthreeH8532
בְּיוֹמָ֔אbe.yo.Ma'in day theH3118
בָּעֵ֖אba.'E'[he is] askingH1156
בָּעוּתֵֽהּ\׃ba.'u.Tehpetition hisH1159

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 6:13

  • Daniel 3:12

    There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

  • Acts 5:29

    Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

  • Daniel 2:25

    Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

  • Esther 3:8

    And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

  • Daniel 5:13

    Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?

  • Daniel 1:6

    Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

  • Acts 17:7

    Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
That Daniel.
1:6; 2:25; 5:13
regardeth.
3:12; Es 3:8; Ac 5:29; 17:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 6:12

    Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

  • Daniel 6:13

    Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

  • Daniel 6:14

    Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

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Daniel 6:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces respondieron y dijeron delante del rey: Daniel que es de los hijos de la cautividad de los Judíos, no ha hecho cuenta de ti, oh rey, ni del edicto que confirmaste; antes tres veces al día hace su petición.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors ils s’approchèrent et dirent devant le roi, touchant la défense du roi: N’as-tu pas signé une défense, portant que tout homme qui, durant 30 jours, ferait une demande à quelque dieu ou à quelque homme que ce soit, excepté à toi, ô roi, serait jeté dans la fosse aux lions? Le roi répondit et dit: La chose est certaine, selon la loi des Mèdes et des Perses, qui ne peut être abrogée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dann nahten sie und sprachen vor dem König betreffs des königlichen Verbotes: Hast du nicht ein Verbot aufzeichnen lassen, daß jedermann, der binnen dreißig Tagen von irgend einem Gott oder Menschen etwas erbitten würde, außer von dir, o König, in die Löwengrube geworfen werden sollte? Der König antwortete und sprach: Die Sache steht fest nach dem Gesetz der Meder und Perser, welches unwiderruflich ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc respondentes dixerunt coram rege: Daniel de filiis captivitatis Juda, non curavit de lege tua, et de edicto quod constituisti: sed tribus temporibus per diem orat obsecratione sua.