Daniel 6:16

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Summary

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.

The king

Thy god

Bible References

The king

While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!

The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

As for me, here I am in your hands: do with me whatever seems good and right in your opinion.

Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.

And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.

But Festus, desiring to get the approval of the Jews, said to Paul, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and be judged before me there in connection with these things?

For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;

Thy god

And when he came near the hole where Daniel was, he gave a loud cry of grief; the king made answer and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whose servant you are at all times, able to keep you safe from the lions?

Now if you are ready, on hearing the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, to go down on your faces in worship before the image which I have made, it is well: but if you will not give worship, that same hour you will be put into a burning and flaming fire; and what god is there who will be able to take you out of my hands?

He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.

But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Because he has given me his love, I will take him out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour, because he has kept my name in his heart.

It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you.

For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,