Daniel 6:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 6:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 6:8 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and P..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 6:8 — KJV
“Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. altereth not: Chaldee, passeth not”
— Daniel 6:8 (KJV)
Daniel 6:8 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 6:8
“Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:8: king, decree, sign
“Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:8: now, king, establish
“And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. commandment: Chaldee, decree”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:8: king, decree, according
“Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; of the king: Chaldee, from before the king”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:8: king, according, law
“If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. If it...: Heb. If it be good with the king unto...: Heb. unto her companion from him: Heb. from before him be not...: Heb. pass not away”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:8: king, law, medes
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