Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Daniel answered, “May the king live forever! New Living Translation Daniel answered, “Long live the king! English Standard Version Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! Berean Standard Bible Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever! King James Bible Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. New King James Version Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! New American Standard Bible Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever! NASB 1995 Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever! NASB 1977 Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever! Legacy Standard Bible Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever! Amplified Bible Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever! Christian Standard Bible Then Daniel spoke with the king: “May the king live forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Daniel spoke with the king: “May the king live forever. American Standard Version Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. Contemporary English Version Daniel answered, "Your Majesty, I hope you live forever! English Revised Version Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation Daniel said to the king, "Your Majesty, may you live forever! Good News Translation Daniel answered, "May Your Majesty live forever! International Standard Version Daniel replied to the king, "May your majesty live forever! Majority Standard Bible Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever! NET Bible Then Daniel spoke to the king, "O king, live forever! New Heart English Bible Then said Daniel to the king, "O king, live forever. Webster's Bible Translation Then said Daniel to the king, O king, live for ever. World English Bible Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThen Daniel has spoken with the king: “O king, live for all ages: Young's Literal Translation Then Daniel hath spoken with the king: 'O king, to the ages live: Smith's Literal Translation Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever: Catholic Public Domain Version And Daniel, answering the king, said, “O king, live forever. New American Bible Daniel answered the king: “O king, live forever! New Revised Standard Version Daniel then said to the king, “O king, live forever! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Daniel spoke to the king and said, O king, live for ever! Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Then Daniel spoke with the King and said to him: “Oh, King, live to eternity! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then said Daniel unto the king: 'O king, live for ever! Brenton Septuagint Translation And Daniel said to the king, O king, live for ever. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Daniel in the Lions' Den…20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever! 22My 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.”… Cross References Daniel 3:16-18 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. / If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. / But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.” Daniel 3:28 Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Daniel 2:47 The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.” Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride. Daniel 5:23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways. Daniel 9:4 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, Daniel 10:12 “Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 1 Kings 8:60 so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other! Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. Psalm 91:11-13 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. / You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent. Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Matthew 4:6 “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’” Matthew 10:32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. Matthew 27:43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” Treasury of Scripture Then said Daniel to the king, O king, live for ever. O king. Daniel 6:6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. Daniel 2:4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. Nehemiah 2:3 And 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? Jump to Previous Ages Daniel Forever LiveJump to Next Ages Daniel Forever LiveDaniel 6 1. Daniel is made chief of the presidents.4. They, conspiring against him, obtain an idolatrous decree. 10. Daniel, accused of the breach thereof, is cast into the lion's den. 18. Daniel is saved; 24. his adversaries devoured; 25. and God magnified by a decree. Then Daniel replied The phrase "Then Daniel replied" indicates a response to a preceding action or statement. In the context of Daniel 6, this is Daniel's response to King Darius after being found unharmed in the lions' den. The Hebrew root for "replied" is עָנָה (anah), which means to answer or respond. This word often implies a thoughtful or considered response, suggesting Daniel's calm and composed demeanor even after a night in the lions' den. Historically, this reflects Daniel's unwavering faith and trust in God, which is a central theme throughout the Book of Daniel. His ability to respond with such poise underlines the divine protection and peace he experienced. O king may you live forever! Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙ (’ĕ·ḏa·yin) Adverb Strong's 116: Then, thereupon Daniel דָּנִיֶּ֔אל (dā·nî·yel) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1841: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', an Israelite leader in Babylon replied, מַלִּ֑ל (mal·lil) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4449: To speak, say “O king, מַלְכָּ֖א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king may you live חֱיִֽי׃ (ḥĕ·yî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2418: To live forever! לְעָלְמִ֥ין (lə·‘ā·lə·mîn) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5957: Remote time, the future, past, forever Links Daniel 6:21 NIVDaniel 6:21 NLT Daniel 6:21 ESV Daniel 6:21 NASB Daniel 6:21 KJV Daniel 6:21 BibleApps.com Daniel 6:21 Biblia Paralela Daniel 6:21 Chinese Bible Daniel 6:21 French Bible Daniel 6:21 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 6:21 Then said Daniel to the king O (Dan. Da Dn) |