Daniel 6:21

New American Standard Bible (1995)

Then Daniel spoke to the king, "O king, live forever!

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Daniel spoke with the king: “May the king live forever.

Hebrew Names Version
Then said Daniyel to the king, O king, live forever.

King James Version
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

English Standard 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!

New Century Version
Daniel answered, "O king, live forever!

Amplified Bible
Then Daniel spoke to the king, "O king, live forever!

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide Daniel vnto the King, O King, liue for euer.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Daniel replied, "O king, may you live forever!

Contemporary English Version
Daniel answered, "Your Majesty, I hope you live forever!

Complete Jewish Bible
On approaching the pit where Dani'el was, the king cried in a pained voice to Dani'el, "Dani'el, servant of the living God! Has your God, whom you are always serving, been able to save you from the lions?"

Darby Translation
Then Daniel spoke unto the king, O king, live for ever!

Easy-to-Read Version
Daniel answered, "King, live forever!

George Lamsa Translation
Then Daniel spoke to the king and said, O king, live for ever!

Good News Translation
Daniel answered, "May Your Majesty live forever!

Lexham English Bible
Then Daniel spoke to the king, "O king, live forever!

Literal Translation
Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Daniel sayde vnto the kynge: O kynge, God saue thy life for euer:

American Standard Version
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

Bible in Basic English
Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a pained voice; the king spoke 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?'

King James Version (1611)
Then said Daniel vnto the king, O king, liue for euer.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Daniel saide vnto the king: O king, liue for euer.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Daniel said to the king, O king, live for ever.

English Revised Version
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

World English Bible
Then said Daniel to the king, O king, live forever.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Danyel answeride the kyng, and seide, King, lyue thou with outen ende.

Update Bible Version
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.

New English Translation
Then Daniel spoke to the king, "O king, live forever!

New King James Version
Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!

New Living Translation
Daniel answered, "Long live the king!

New Life Bible
Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!

New Revised Standard
Daniel then said to the king, "O king, live forever!

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, Daniel, with the king, spake, - O king! for ages, live!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever:

Revised Standard Version
Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live for ever!

Young's Literal Translation
Then Daniel hath spoken with the king: `O king, to the ages live:

THE MESSAGE
"O king, live forever!" said Daniel. "My God sent his angel, who closed the mouths of the lions so that they would not hurt me. I've been found innocent before God and also before you, O king. I've done nothing to harm you."

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ Then the king went off to his palace and spent the night fasting, and no entertainment was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him. ¹⁹ Then the king arose at dawn, at the break of day, and went in haste to the lions' den. ²⁰ When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions?" ²¹ Then Daniel spoke to the king, "O king, live forever!²² "My God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also toward you, O king, I have committed no crime." ²³ Then the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den and no injury whatever was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. ²⁴ The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they cast them, their children and their wives into the lions' den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

O king: Daniel 6:6, Daniel 2:4, Nehemiah 2:3

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:16 - God save the king 1 Kings 1:31 - Let my 2 Kings 11:12 - and said Ezra 5:7 - all peace Daniel 3:9 - O King Daniel 5:10 - O king

Cross-References

Job 38:41
"Who prepares for the raven its nourishment When its young cry to God And wander about without food?

Job 40:20
"Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there.

Psalms 35:6
Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

Psalms 136:25
Who gives food to all flesh, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 145:16
You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Psalms 147:9
He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.

Matthew 6:26
"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Daniel unto the king,.... Whose voice he knew, though the tone of it was so much altered:

O king, live for ever; he does not reproach him for delivering him into the hands of his enemies, and suffering him to be cast into that place, which he might have prevented, had he had more resolution; he knew it was done with reluctance, though with weakness; which he does not upbraid him with, but freely forgives him, and wishes him health, long life, and prosperity.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever - The common form of salutation in addressing the king. See the note at Daniel 2:4. There might be more than mere form in this, for Daniel may have been aware of the true source of the calamities that had come upon him, and of the innocence of the king in the matter; and he doubtless recalled the interest which the king had shown in him when about to be cast into the den of lions, and his expression of confidence that his God would be able to deliver him Daniel 6:16, and he could not but have been favorably impressed by the solicitude which the monarch now showed for his welfare in thus early visiting him, and by his anxiety to know whether he were still alive.