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

I [am] weak today even though anointed king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, [are] crueler than I [am]. May Yahweh pay them back for doing wickedness according to their [own] wickedness."

The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.

But [as for] me, look, I [am] in your hand, do to me what [is] good and right in your eyes.

And Zedekiah the king said, "Look, he [is] in your hand, for the king is not able [to do] a thing against you."

And coached by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!"

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

And she came in immediately with haste to the king [and] asked, saying, "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

And Pilate said to them, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted even louder, "Crucify him!"

From this [point on] Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews shouted, saying, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar! Everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar!"

And [when] two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And [because he] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind {as a prisoner}.

But Festus, [because he] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, answered [and] said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there concerning these [things]?"

For rulers are not a [cause of] terror for a good deed, but for bad [conduct]. So do you want not to be afraid of authority? Do what [is] good, and you will have praise from it,

Thy god

And {when he came near} to the pit, he cried out to Daniel with distressed voice, [and] the king {spoke} and said to Daniel, "O Daniel, servant of the living God, your God whom you serve faithfully, was he able to rescue you from the lions?"

Now if you are ready so that {when} you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, [the] trigon, [the] harp and [the] drum and all kinds of music, you fall down and you worship the statue that I have made, [that will be good]. But if you do not worship it, {immediately} you will be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire, and {who is the god} who will rescue you from my hands?"

{From} six troubles he will deliver you, and in seven evil shall not touch you.

And [the] salvation of [the] righteous [is] from Yahweh, their refuge in [the] time of trouble.

Because he loves me, therefore I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows my name.

[It is] better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in humans.

When you pass through the waters, I [will be] with you, and through the rivers, they shall not flow over you. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and [the] flame shall not scorch you.

For this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve came to me,