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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 displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
¹⁸Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. (Dan. 6:14,18)

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Ex. 18:9• ⁹And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered 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 the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. (1 Kings 5:7)

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2 Chron. 2:11‑12• ¹¹Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
¹²Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an 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 form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
²⁷And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
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. (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 entreated 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 into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. (2 Chron. 20:20)

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Psa. 37:40• ⁴⁰And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. (Psa. 37:40)

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Psa. 118:8‑9• ⁸It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
⁹It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. (Psa. 118:8‑9)

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Psa. 146:3‑6• ³Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
⁴His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
⁵Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
⁶Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: (Psa. 146:3‑6)

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Prov. 18:10• ¹⁰The name of the Lord 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 him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. (Isa. 26:3)

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Mark 9:23• ²³Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. (Mark 9:23)

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Heb. 11:33• ³³Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, (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.