Daniel 6:11
What does Daniel 6:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 6:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Then these men have assembled, and found Daniel praying and entreating grace before his God;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Wherefore those men carefully watching him, found Daniel praying and making supplication to his God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But those men came in a body, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before hisGod.
Context
v.10And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem); and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
v.11This passage
v.12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s interdict: Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save unto 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
- Psalms 10:9
He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
- Daniel 6:6
Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
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