Daniel 6:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 6:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 6:3 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 6:3 — KJV
“Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.”
— Daniel 6:3 (KJV)
Daniel 6:3 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 6:3
“Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:3: then, daniel, king
“Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:3: then, daniel, king
“Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:3: then, princes, king
“Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:3: then, princes, king
“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:3: princes, king, set
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