Daniel 6:14

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	אֱדַ֨יִן 'e.Da.yin	H116	then (of time) · adverb
king	מַלְכָּ֜א mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
heard	שְׁמַ֗ע she.Ma'	H8086	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
words	מִלְּתָ֣א mi.le.Ta'	H4406	a word · noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
sore	שַׂגִּיא֙ sa.Gi'	H7690	large (in size · adjective, both genders singular absolute
displeased	בְּאֵ֣שׁ be.'Esh	H888	to smell bad · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
set	שָׂ֥ם sam	H7761	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	בָּ֖ל bal	H1079	properly · noun, common both genders singular absolute
on	עֲל֔וֹהִי a.Lo.hi	H5922	above · preposition + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Daniel	דָּנִיֵּ֛אל da.ni.Yel	H1841	Danijel · proper noun, a man's name
deliver	לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּ le.shei.za.vu.Teh	H7804	to leave · preposition + verb, infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
laboured	הֲוָ֥א ha.Va'	H1934	to exist · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
till	וְעַד֙ ve.'Ad	H5705	as far (or long · conjunction + preposition
down	מֶֽעָלֵ֣י me.'a.Lei	H4606	(only in plural as singular) the setting (of the sun) · noun, common masculine plural construct
sun	שִׁמְשָׁ֔א shim.Sha'	H8122	the sun · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
deliver	לְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ le.ha.tza.lu.Teh	H5338	to extricate · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Mark 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
2 Samuel 3:28-29 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
Daniel 3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
Matthew 27:17-24 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called…
Luke 23:13-21 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
John 19:7-12 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:11-17

Here is 1. Proof made of Daniel's praying to his God, notwithstanding the late edict to the contrary (Dan 6:11): These men assembled; the came tumultuously together, so the word is, the same that was used Dan 6:6, borrowed from Psa 2:1, Why do the heathen rage? They came together to visit Daniel, perhaps under pretence of business, at that time which they knew to be his usual hour of devotion; and, if they had not found him so engaged, they would have upbraided him with his faint-heartedness and distrust of his God, but (which they rather wished to do) they found him on his knees praying and making supplication before his God. For his love they are his adversaries; but, like his father David…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 6:14

displeased with himself--for having suffered himself to be entrapped into such a hasty decree (Pro 29:20). On the one hand he was pressed by the immutability of the law, fear that the princes might conspire against him, and desire to consult for his own reputation, not to seem fickle; on the other, by regard for Daniel, and a desire to save him from the effects of his own rash decree. till . . . going down of . . . sun--The king took this time to deliberate, thinking that after sunset Daniel would be spared till morning, and that meanwhile some way of escape would turn up. But (Dan 6:15) the conspirators "assembled tumultuously" (literally) to prevent this delay in the execution, lest the…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 6:14

The king - was sore displeased with himself - And well he might, when through his excessive folly he passed a law that, for its ostensible object, would have been a disgrace almost to an idiot. And set his heart on Daniel - He strove by every means to get the law annulled. He had no doubt spoken to several of his lords in private, and had gone from one to another till the going down of the sun.

John Gill on Daniel 6:14

The Church Fathers

Verse 14. "And when the king heard this statement, he became quite grieved and applied himself on Daniel's behalf that he might deliver him." He realized that he had been tripped up by his own reply to their question, and also that envy was the motive of their plot. And so to avoid the appearance of acting against his own law, he wanted to deliver Daniel from danger by ingenuity and strategy rather than by exerting his royal authority. And so earnestly did he labor and strive that he would not accept any food, absolute monarch though he was, even until sunset. And as for the plotters, so firmly did they persist in their evil purpose that no consideration of the king's personal desire or of the damage he would sustain had any effect upon them.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER SIX

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Dictionary and topics

Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…
Darius — The holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. (1.) Darius the Mede (Dan. 11:1), “the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes” (9:1). On the death of Belshazzar the Chaldean he…
Medes, Media — (middle land). Media lay northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iran. Its greatest length was…
Media — Heb. Madai, which is rendered in the Authorized Version (1) “Madai,” Gen. 10:2; (2) “Medes,” 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; (3) “Media,” Esther 1:3; 10:2; Isa. 21:2; Dan. 8:20; (4) “Mede,” only in Dan. 11:1.…
Temptation — (1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God “tempted [Gen. 22: 1; R.V., ‘did prove’] Abraham;” and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (James 1:2, 12; comp. Deut. 8:2), putting their…
Civil Service · CORRUPTION IN — CORRUPTION IN
Conspiracy · .Daniel — .Daniel
Constitution · AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RULER AND PEOPLE — AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RULER AND PEOPLE
Daniel · .Courage and fi — .Courage and fi
Decrees · Of the Me — Of the Me
Hatred · Exemplified: Enemies of Daniel — Exemplified: Enemies of Daniel
Indictments · .Daniel, on the charge of

Daniel 6:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:11-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 6:14

Adam Clarke on Daniel 6:14

John Gill on Daniel 6:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 6:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:11-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 6:14

Adam Clarke on Daniel 6:14

John Gill on Daniel 6:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 6:14-15

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 6:11-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 6:14

Rashi on Daniel 6:14