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Daniel 6:5

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Daniel 6:1-5

We are told concerning Daniel,

I. What a great man he was. When Darius, upon his accession to the crown of Babylon by conquest, new-modelled the government, he made Daniel prime-minister of state, set…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

law dâth, the same Persian word, which is found in Dan 2:9; Dan 2:13; Dan 2:15, and also in Dan 6:8; Dan 6:12; Dan 6:15, and constantly in Esther. Here, as in Ezr 7:12; Ezr 7:14; Ezr 7:21; Ezr…

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