Daniel 6:21
What does Daniel 6:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 6:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Then Daniel hath spoken with the king: `O king, to the ages live:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then Daniel spoke unto the king, O king, live for ever!
Context
v.20And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; 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?
v.21This passage
v.22My 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 6:6
Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
- Nehemiah 2:3
And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
- Daniel 2:4
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
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