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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 6:5

This conspiracy was evidently the result of jealousy on the part of the other officers at the advancement of Daniel.

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See also Daniel 6:5 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WE SHALL NOT FIND ANY OCCASION ... - We shall not find any pretext or any cause by which he may be humbled and degraded. They were satisfied of his integrity, and they saw it was vain to hope to accom...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 6 UNDER DARIUS THE MEDE AND DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN _ 1. The decree of Darius (Daniel 6:1)_ 2. Daniel's faith and steadfastness (Daniel 6:10) 3. Daniel cast into the lion's den and the del...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DANIEL 6. DANIEL IN THE DEN OF LIONS. After giving an account of the reorganisation of the empire by Darius after the fall of Babylon, this chapter describes a conspiracy formed against Daniel by the...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    GOD. Chaldee. _'elah._ Same as Hebrew. _'elohim._ App-4....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _law dâth_, the same Persian word, which is found in Daniel 2:9; Daniel 2:13; Daniel 2:15, and also in Daniel 6:8;...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1131 CHARACTER OF DANIEL Daniel 6:5. _Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God_. AMONGST the num...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT: Daniel 6:1-9 1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; t...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. THEN SAID THESE MEN, WE SHALL NOT FIND ANY OCCASION AGAINST THI...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DEN OF LIONS Darius the Mede divides his kingdom into 120 satrapies, the whole being superintended by three higher officials, of whom Daniel was one (Daniel 6:1). Daniel is in special favour, and...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 6 V1 Darius decided to appoint 120 rulers. Together, they would rule over the whole *kingdom. V2 He also appointed three other officia...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Daniel 6:6]_ אֱ֠דַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ אָֽמְרִ֔ין דִּ֣י...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    FIDELITY IN WORSHIP Daniel 6:1-15 Though he was the most distinguished man of his day, and full of public business, Daniel managed to find time for prayer, in the evening, morning, and at noon, accor...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The last section in the historic portion of the Book is in the reign of Darius. He reorganized the government and distributed the administration among twenty satraps, who, in turn, were responsible to...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Was there ever a more lovely portrait drawn of any man than what is done here of Daniel; and that by his professed enemies. Reader! think what a blessed badge it is, to be charged of bad men for faith...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Besides this, Daniel admonishes us by his own example to study to strive after integrity, and thus to deprive the malevolent and the wicked of all occasion against us, which they seek. We shall find n...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Another form of iniquity appears besides that of Babylon (chap. 6). Cyrus, personally, had better thoughts; and God, from whom they came, made use of him for the temporary re-establishment of His peop...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN SAID THESE MEN,.... To one another: WE SHALL NOT FIND ANY OCCASION AGAINST THIS DANIEL; whom they speak of with great disdain and contempt, calling him this Daniel, this fellow, though in the hi...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God. Ver. 5. _Then said these men._] But whatsoever they said, Danie...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel_ We may judge, from what is here said, how blameless Daniel was in his conduct, and of how great advantage it is to act with vir...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DANIEL A VICTIM OF JEALOUSY...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then said these men, in conferring with one another concerning ways and means of removing the hated rival, WE SHALL NOT FIND ANY OCCASION AGAINST THIS DANIEL EXCEPT WE FIND IT AGAINST HIM CONCERNING T...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-5 We notice to the glory of God, that though Daniel was now very old, yet he was able for business, and had continued faithful to his religion. It is for the glory of God, when those who profess rel...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Pliny said of old, it is the custom of courtiers to study how to make innocent men faulty, and Scripture and experience tell us that the most religious are accounted most dangerous to the government,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 6:5 Then H116 these H479 men H1400 said H560 (H8750) not H3809 find H7912 (H8684) any...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TRAP. ‘Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find some grounds of accusation against Daniel as touching the kingdom, but they could find no grounds of accusation or fault, because he was...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Daniel 6:1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Daniel's history to the accession of Cyrus. Decree of Darius. Daniel's steadfastness. Daniel in the lion's den and his deliverance. Darius' new decree. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Darius, Prin...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Daniel 6:2. _Three presidents, of whom Daniel was the first._ His former celebrity had spread through the east. Ezekiel 14. It being now sixty five years since Daniel was first promoted by Nebuchadnez...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _It pleased Darius to set over the Kingdom._ DANIEL AND HIS ENEMIES Darius appointed an entirely new administration, but it does not appear that he made any material change in the financial system of...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Except we find it against him concerning the law of him God._ FRUIT IN OLD AGE This ancient story is as vital and beautiful as ever. Each deed of holy courage, each life of truth and purity, lives o...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:1 The events of ch. Daniel 6:1 recall the events of ch. Daniel 3:1. However, while ch....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:4 The other officials in the Medo-Persian court are jealous of Daniel’s success. They conspire to get the king to issue an edict that Daniel cannot obey. ⇐

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _HOMILETICS_ SECT. XVIII.—THE PLOT (Chap. Daniel 6:1) Another of the deeply interesting Chapter s of Daniel. A former one exhibited faith “quenching the violence of fire;” this presents the same fait...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION DANIEL 6:1 DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN. DANIEL 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes. which should be over the whole

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now it pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom (Daniel 6:1); Now that the Persian, Medo-Persian Empire, has conquered over the Ba...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 24:17; Acts 24:13; Acts 24:20; Acts 24:21; Esther 3:8;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    A MAN OF AFFAIRS _Selections from Daniel 6:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS In a previous study, we observed Daniel as a seer. Here we will see him as a man of affairs. As we watch Daniel moving among the gre...

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