Daniel 6 · Verse 16

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.
Daniel 6:16, King James Version

Daniel 6:16 in other translations

BSBSo the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
WEBThen the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”
ASVThen 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.
YLTThen the king hath said, and they have brought Daniel, and have cast him into a den of lions. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, ‘Thy God, whom thou art serving continually, Himself doth deliver thee.'
DARBYThen the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will save thee.
BBEThen the king gave the order, and they took Daniel and put him into the lions' hole. The king made answer and said to Daniel, Your God, whose servant you are at all times, will keep you safe.
WebsterThen the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

What does Daniel 6:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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 Da 3:26, 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 disregarding Him themselves.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Then the king commanded - With a heavy heart he was obliged to warrant this murderous conspiracy. But when passing sentence his last words were affecting: "Thy God, whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee." He is thy God; thou servest him, not occasionally, but continually; therefore "he will deliver thee." Daniel had now the same kind of opportunity of showing his fidelity to God, as his three Hebrew companions before. The lions were not less terrible than the fiery furnace.

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 6:16 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.

בֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yin<in> thenH116
מַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'king theH4430
אֲמַ֗ר'a.Marhe saidH560
וְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.Tivand they broughtH858
לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.Yel<obj.> DanielH1841
וּרְמ֕וֹu.re.Moand they threw [him]H7412
לְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'to den theH1358
דִּ֣יdiofH1768
אַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'lions theH744
עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh[was] replyingH6032
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king theH4430
וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.Marand [was] sayingH560
לְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.Yelto DanielH1841
אֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhGod yourH426
דִּ֣יdiwhomH1768
אַ֤נְתְּ'an.tahyouH607
פָּֽלַֽח\־pa.lach-[are] paying reverenceH6399
לֵהּ֙lehto him
בִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'in <the> continuanceH8411
ה֖וּאhu'heH1932
יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ\׃ye.shei.ze.vi.Nakhmay he deliver youH7804

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Cross references for Daniel 6:16

  • Psalms 37:39-40

    But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

  • Job 5:19

    He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

  • Psalms 91:14-16

    Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

  • Isaiah 43:2

    When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  • Daniel 3:28

    Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

  • 2 Samuel 3:39

    And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

  • Psalms 118:8-9

    It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

  • Daniel 3:17

    If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

  • Acts 25:11

    For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.

  • Daniel 6:20

    And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

  • Proverbs 29:25

    The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

  • Acts 27:23-24

    For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the king.
2Sa 3:39; Pr 29:25; Jer 26:14; 38:5; Mt 14:8-10; 27:23-26
Mr 6:25-28; 15:14,15; Joh 19:12-16; Ac 24:27; 25:9,11; Ro 13:3
Thy God.
20; 3:15,17,28; Job 5:19; Ps 37:39,40; 91:14-16; 118:8,9; Isa 43:2
Ac 27:23,24

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Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Daniel 6:17

    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 the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

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Daniel 6:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces el rey mandó, y trajeron á Daniel, y echáronle en el foso de los leones. Y hablando el rey dijo á Daniel: El Dios tuyo, á quien tú continuamente sirves, él te libre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors ces hommes s’assemblèrent en foule auprès du roi, et dirent au roi: Sache, ô roi, que c’est la loi des Mèdes et des Perses, qu’aucune défense ou statut que le roi a établi, ne peut être changé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da liefen jene Männer eilig zum König und sprachen zum König: Wisse, o König, daß die Meder und Perser ein Gesetz haben, daß kein Verbot und keine Verordnung, die der König aufgestellt hat, abgeändert werden darf.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc rex præcepit, et adduxerunt Danielem, et miserunt eum in lacum leonum. Dixitque rex Danieli: Deus tuus, quem colis semper, ipse liberabit te.