Daniel 6 · Verse 22

Daniel 6:22

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Daniel 6:22, King James Version

Daniel 6:22 in other translations

BSBMy God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
WEBMy God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me, because innocence was found in me before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”
ASVMy God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
YLTmy God hath sent His messenger, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity hath been found in me; and also before thee, O king, injury I have not done.'
DARBYMy God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
BBEMy God has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage: because I was seen to be without sin before him; and further, before you, O King, I have done no wrong.
WebsterMy God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

What does Daniel 6:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. his angel--the instrument, not the author, of his deliverance (Psa 91:11; 34:7). shut ... lions' mouths--(He 11:33). So spiritually, God will shut the roaring lion's mouth (1Pe 5:8) for His servants. forasmuch as before him innocency--not absolutely (in Da 9:7, 18 he disclaims such a plea), but relatively to this case. God has attested the justice of my cause in standing up for His worship, by delivering me. Therefore, the "forasmuch" does not justify Rome's doctrine of works meriting salvation. before thee--Obedience to God is in strictest compatibility with loyalty to the king (Mt 22:21; 1Pe 2:17). Daniel's disobedience to the king was seeming, not real, because it was not from contempt of the king, but from regard to the King of kings (compare Ac 24:16).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 My God hath sent his angel - Such a one as that who attended Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the fiery furnace, and blew aside the flames, so that they could not hurt them. Before him innocency was found in one - Because I was innocent God has preserved me; and now that I am preserved, my innocence is fully proved.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 6:18-24

The best way to have a good night, is to keep a good conscience. We are sure of what the king doubted, that the servants of the living God have a Master well able to protect them. See the power of God over the fiercest creatures, and believe his power to restrain the roaring lion that goeth about continually seeking to devour. Daniel was kept perfectly safe, because he believed in his God. Those who boldly and…

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Daniel 6:22 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.

אֱלָהִ֞י'e.la.HiGod myH426
שְׁלַ֣חshe.Lachhe sentH7972
מַלְאֲכֵ֗הּmal.'a.Khehangel hisH4398
וּֽסֲגַ֛רu.sa.Garand he closedH5463
פֻּ֥םpum[the] mouth ofH6433
אַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'lions theH744
וְלָ֣אve.La'and notH3809
חַבְּל֑וּנִיcha.be.Lu.nithey harmed meH2255
כָּל\־kol-as to
קֳבֵ֗לko.VelbecauseH6903
דִּ֤יdithatH1768
קָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ka.da.Mo.hibefore himH6925
זָכוּ֙za.KhuinnocenceH2136
הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatit was foundH7912
לִ֔יLito me
וְאַ֤ףve.'Afand alsoH638
קָֽדָמָךְ֙ka.da.ma.yikhbefore youH6925
מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king OH4430
חֲבוּלָ֖הcha.vu.Laha hurtful actH2248
לָ֥אla'notH3809
עַבְדֵֽת\׃'av.DetI have doneH5648

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

Cross references for Daniel 6:22

  • 2 Timothy 4:17

    Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

  • Hebrews 11:33

    Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

  • Psalms 91:11-13

    For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

  • Acts 12:11

    And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

  • Acts 24:16

    And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

  • Psalms 84:11

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  • 1 John 3:19-21

    And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

  • 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.

  • Daniel 6:23

    Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

  • Micah 7:7

    Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  • 1 Samuel 17:37

    David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:21

    And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
My God.
20; 2Sa 22:7; Ps 31:14; 38:21; 118:28; Mic 7:7; Mt 27:46; Joh 20:17
Joh 20:18
hath sent.
3:28; Nu 20:16; 2Ch 32:21; Ps 34:7; Isa 63:9; Ac 12:11; 27:23
hath shut.
1Sa 17:37; Ps 91:11-13; 2Ti 4:17; Heb 11:33
forasmuch.
23; Ps 18:19-24; 26:6; 84:11; Isa 3:10; Ac 24:16; 2Co 1:12
1Jo 3:19-21
and also.
Ge 40:15; 1Sa 24:9-11; 26:18; Ps 7:1-4; Ac 25:8-11

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Context

  • Daniel 6:21

    Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

  • Daniel 6:22

    My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

  • Daniel 6:23

    Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

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Daniel 6:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El Dios mío envió su ángel, el cual cerró la boca de los leones, para que no me hiciesen mal: porque delante de él se halló en mí justicia: y aun delante de ti, oh rey, yo no he hecho lo que no debiese.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Alors Daniel parla au roi: Ô roi, vis à jamais!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach Daniel zu dem König: O König, lebe ewiglich!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Deus meus misit angelum suum, et conclusit ora leonum, et non nocuerunt mihi: quia coram eo justitia inventa est in me: sed et coram te, rex, delictum non feci.