Daniel 6 · Verse 14

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.
Daniel 6:14, King James Version

Daniel 6:14 in other translations

BSBAs soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.
WEBThen the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him.
ASVThen the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him.
YLTThen the king, when he hath heard the matter, is greatly displeased at himself, and on Daniel he hath set the heart to deliver him, and till the going up of the sun he was arranging to deliver him.
DARBYThen the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
BBEWhen this thing came to the king's ears, it was very evil to him, and his heart was fixed on keeping Daniel safe, and till the going down of the sun he was doing everything in his power to get him free.
WebsterThen the king, when he heard these words, was much displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he labored till the setting of the sun to deliver him.

What does Daniel 6:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. displeased with himself--for having suffered himself to be entrapped into such a hasty decree (Pr 29:20). On the one hand he was pressed by the immutability of the law, fear that the princes might conspire against him, and desire to consult for his own reputation, not to seem fickle; on the other, by regard for Daniel, and a desire to save him from the effects of his own rash decree. till ... going down of ... sun--The king took this time to deliberate, thinking that after sunset Daniel would be spared till morning, and that meanwhile some way of escape would turn up. But (Da 6:15) the conspirators "assembled tumultuously" (literally) to prevent this delay in the execution, lest the king should meantime change his decree.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The king - was sore displeased with himself - And well he might, when through his excessive folly he passed a law that, for its ostensible object, would have been a disgrace almost to an idiot. And set his heart on Daniel - He strove by every means to get the law annulled. He had no doubt spoken to several of his lords in private, and had gone from one to another till the going down of the sun.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 6:14 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.

אֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinthenH116
מַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'king theH4430
כְּדִ֧יke.Dias thatH1768
מִלְּתָ֣אmi.le.Ta'word theH4406
שְׁמַ֗עshe.Ma'he heardH8086
שַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'exceedinglyH7690
בְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'Eshit was displeasingH888
עֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hito himH5922
וְעַ֧לve.'Aland concerningH5922
דָּנִיֵּ֛אלda.ni.YelDanielH1841
שָׂ֥םsamhe setH7761
בָּ֖לbalmindH1079
לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּle.shei.za.vu.Tehto deliver himH7804
וְעַד֙ve.'Adand untilH5705
מֶֽעָלֵ֣יme.'a.Lei[the] goings in ofH4606
שִׁמְשָׁ֔אshim.Sha'sun theH8122
הֲוָ֥אha.Va'he wasH1934
מִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רmish.ta.DarstrivingH7712
לְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ\׃le.ha.tza.lu.Tehto rescue himH5338

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Cross references for Daniel 6:14

  • Mark 6:26

    And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

  • Luke 23:13-21

    And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. I will therefore chastise him, and release him. …

  • John 19:7-12

    The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? …

  • 2 Samuel 3:28-29

    And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

  • Daniel 3:13

    Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego. Then they brought these men before the king.

  • Matthew 27:17-24

    Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
was sore.The king now clearly perceived for what purpose the decree had been solicited; and was exceedingly displeased with himself that he had suffered himself to be so deluded.
3:13; Mt 27:17-24; Mr 6:26; Lu 23:13-21; Joh 19:7-12
and he.He strove during the whole day, by every means, to evade or annul the edict; but the foolish constitution of his government (exactly the reverse of the happy rule for the conduct of our gracious monarch) did not allow them to pardon any person who had broken one of their decrees, however arbitrary and unreasonable.
2Sa 3:28,29

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Context

  • 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.

  • Daniel 6:15

    Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

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Daniel 6:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El rey entonces, oyendo el negocio, pesóle en gran manera, y sobre Daniel puso cuidado para librarlo; y hasta puestas del sol trabajó para librarle.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors ils répondirent et dirent devant le roi: Daniel, qui est d’entre les fils de la captivité de Juda, ne tient pas compte de toi, ô roi, ni de la défense que tu as signée, mais il fait sa requête trois fois par jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Hierauf antworteten sie und sprachen vor dem König: Daniel, einer der Weggeführten von Juda, achtet nicht auf dich, o König, noch auf das Verbot, welches du hast aufzeichnen lassen; sondern er verrichtet dreimal des Tages sein Gebet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod verbum cum audisset rex, satis contristatus est: et pro Daniele posuit cor ut liberaret eum, et usque ad occasum solis laborabat ut erueret illum.