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Daniel 6:19–21

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Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake 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?
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
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From verse 19

  1. 1 Thessalonians 3:5Rank 1 from verse 19
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    5For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

  2. 2 Corinthians 2:13Rank 2 from verse 19
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    13I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

  3. Mark 16:2Rank 3 from verse 19
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    2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

  4. Matthew 28:1Rank 4 from verse 19
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    1IN the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

From verse 20

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:11Rank 1 from verse 20
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    11Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

  2. Daniel 6:27Rank 2 from verse 20
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    27He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

  3. Hebrews 7:25Rank 3 from verse 20
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    25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

  4. 2 Timothy 4:16–18Rank 4 from verse 20
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    16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

    17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

    18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  5. Daniel 6:16Rank 5 from verse 20
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    16Then 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.

  6. 1 Thessalonians 5:17–18Rank 6 from verse 20
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    17Pray without ceasing.

    18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

  7. Daniel 3:17Rank 7 from verse 20
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    17If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

  8. James 1:25Rank 8 from verse 20
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    25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

  9. 2 Corinthians 1:10Rank 9 from verse 20
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    10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

  10. Genesis 18:14Rank 10 from verse 20
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    14Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

  11. Hosea 12:6Rank 11 from verse 20
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    6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

  12. Jeremiah 32:17Rank 12 from verse 20
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    17Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

  13. Luke 18:1Rank 13 from verse 20
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    1AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

  14. Numbers 11:23Rank 14 from verse 20
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    23And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

  15. Proverbs 23:17–18Rank 15 from verse 20
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    17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

    18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

  16. Psalms 71:14–18Rank 16 from verse 20
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    14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

    15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

    16I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

    17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

    18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

  17. 2 Timothy 1:12Rank 17 from verse 20
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    12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

  18. Colossians 4:2Rank 18 from verse 20
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    2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

  19. Daniel 3:15Rank 19 from verse 20
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    15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

  20. Daniel 3:28–29Rank 20 from verse 20
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    28Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

    29Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

  21. Jude 1:24Rank 21 from verse 20
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    24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

  22. Luke 1:37Rank 22 from verse 20
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    37For with God nothing shall be impossible.

  23. Psalms 73:23Rank 23 from verse 20
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    23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

  24. Acts 6:4Rank 24 from verse 20
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    4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

  25. Numbers 14:15–16Rank 25 from verse 20
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    15¶ Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

    16Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.

  26. Psalms 119:112Rank 26 from verse 20
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    112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

  27. Psalms 146:2Rank 27 from verse 20
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    2While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

  28. Romans 2:7Rank 28 from verse 20
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    7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

From verse 21

  1. Daniel 2:4Rank 1 from verse 21
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    4Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

  2. Daniel 6:6Rank 2 from verse 21
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    6Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

  3. Nehemiah 2:3Rank 3 from verse 21
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    3And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

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DEFINED WORDS

Daniel 6:19

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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haste

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1. To move or act quickly or without delay. 2. Speed or hurry in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lions

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Sense 1: Large powerful wild cats. Sense 2: Figures of strength, fierceness, danger, or royal power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Daniel 6:20

COMBINED MEANING

cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

continually

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1. Repeatedly, habitually, or at every appointed recurrence. 2. Without pause or cessation during the period stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

able

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Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lions

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Sense 1: Large powerful wild cats. Sense 2: Figures of strength, fierceness, danger, or royal power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Daniel 6:21

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

live

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Sense 1: As a verb, to have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named. Sense 4: As an adjective, alive rather than dead; or containing fire and not extinguished.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:18¶ Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

6:19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

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6:20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake 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?

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6:21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

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6:22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

6:23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

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