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Daniel 6:14 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Daniel 6:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 6 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Daniel 6:14 (KJV)
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Commentary on Daniel 6:14
The king's response reveals his character: '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.' Darius recognizes he's been manipulated. The phrase 'displeased with himself' shows appropriate self-blame—he signed the foolish decree. His efforts 'till the going down of the sun' demonstrate genuine care for Daniel and desperate search for legal loopholes. Yet even royal power cannot overcome the irrevocable law's constraints. This illustrates human authority's limit...
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Cross-References for Daniel 6:14
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“but for the sake of his oaths”
“Pilate said to them”
“Meshach”
“when David heard it”
“We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”