KD
Daniel · read by Keith Daniel
28 verses, in order. Only the verses Keith read aloud are shown.
Daniel 6
1
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
2
and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
3
Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
4
Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
5
Finally these men said, "We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God."Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
7
All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
8
Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed."Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
10
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
11
Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.Read from NKJV · (Montana) Daniel
12
So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: "Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?" The king replied, "According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed."Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
13
Then they told the king, "Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day."Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
14
As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
16
So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!"Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
17
A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
18
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
19
At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions.Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
20
When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, "O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?"Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
22
My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king."Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
23
The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
24
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
25
Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: "May your prosperity abound.Read from KJV · (Mount Vernon) Daniel
26
I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
27
He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions."Read from KJV · (Montana) Daniel
28
So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.Read from NKJV · (Montana) Daniel
Daniel 10
12
"Do not be afraid, Daniel," he said, "for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.Read from KJV · Our Adversary the Devil and His Angels
13
However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.Read from KJV · Our Adversary the Devil and His Angels
21
But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.Read from KJV · Our Adversary the Devil and His Angels