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Dan. 6:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then 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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Dan. 6:14,18• ¹⁴Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
¹⁸Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were concubines brought before him; and his sleep fled from him. (Dan. 6:14,18)

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Ex. 18:9• ⁹And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness that Jehovah had done to Israel; that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. (Ex. 18:9)

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1 Kings 5:7• ⁷And it came to pass when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people. (1 Kings 5:7)

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2 Chron. 2:11‑12• ¹¹And Huram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because Jehovah loved his people, he made thee king over them.
¹²And Huram said, Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, that made the heavens and the earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, who will build a house for Jehovah and a house for his kingdom. (2 Chron. 2:11‑12)

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Dan. 3:25,27‑28• ²⁵He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.
²⁷And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had had no power, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.
²⁸Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God! (Dan. 3:25,27‑28)

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1 Chron. 5:20• ²⁰and they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them, because they put their trust in him. (1 Chron. 5:20)

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2 Chron. 20:20• ²⁰And they rose early in the morning, and went forth towards the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Jehovah your God, and ye shall be established; believe his prophets, and ye shall prosper! (2 Chron. 20:20)

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Psa. 37:40• ⁴⁰And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him. (Psa. 37:40)

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Psa. 118:8‑9• ⁸It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in man;
⁹It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in nobles. (Psa. 118:8‑9)

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Psa. 146:3‑6• ³Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
⁴His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.
⁵Blessed is he who hath the *God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,
⁶Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever; (Psa. 146:3‑6)

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Prov. 18:10• ¹⁰The name of Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Prov. 18:10)

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Isa. 26:3• ³Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed on thee, for he confideth in thee. (Isa. 26:3)

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Mark 9:23• ²³And Jesus said to him, The 'if thou couldst' is if thou couldst believe: all things are possible to him that believes. (Mark 9:23)

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Heb. 11:33• ³³who by faith overcame kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths, (Heb. 11:33)

• The decree having been executed, for the penalty of its infraction was that the offender should be cast into the lions’ den, not that he should be killed by the lions, the king was freed from the meshes of his lords. The law had been vindicated, and Daniel had suffered its punishment. Darius could therefore, no one forbidding on the ground of the unchangeable laws of the Medes and Persians, exercise his prerogative. (“Daniel 6” by E. Dennett)

• “Because he believed in his God” (Dan. 6:23). The whole secret of his protection and deliverance is here revealed. Faith, divinely produced in his soul, brought in God, who shielded His servant. (“Daniel 6” by E. Dennett)

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Thereupon was the king exceeding glad, 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.