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When he got near it, he called out to Daniel. His voice was filled with great concern. He said, "Daniel! You serve the living God. You always serve him faithfully. So has he been able to save you from the lions?"
Reference
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀναγκαῖος (anankaîos)
necessary; by implication, close (of kin)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὅ ἐστι (hó esti)
which is
Greek: Δανιήλ (Daniḗl)
Daniel, an Israelite
Hebrew: Dân
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Hebrew: gâdêl
large (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: Δανιήλ (Daniḗl)
Daniel, an Israelite
Hebrew: Dân
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
Greek: λατρεύω (latreúō)
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: ἀεί (aeí)
"ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly
Greek: λατρεύω (latreúō)
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: hârâh
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἱκανός (hikanós)
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
Hebrew: day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Kingdom
Daniel 3:17
Daniel 6:16
Parallel theme
1 Chronicles 16:11
Daniel 6:27
James 1:25
Psalm 73:23
2 Corinthians 1:10
Genesis 18:14
References God
Hebrews 7:25
Jeremiah 32:17
Verse Explanation
Darius calls out anxiously to Daniel and asks whether the living God has been able to rescue him from the lions, showing that the king now openly associates Daniel's survival with God's power.
History
Faith and kingship: Darius's question acknowledges that Daniel's God may possess authority greater than the royal decree.