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Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn`t regard you, O king, nor the interdict that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.
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Commentators unanimously highlight the accusers' cunning rhetoric. By referring to Daniel as "that Daniel" and "one of the captives of Judah," they deliberately stripped him of his high office and dignity. As scholars like Calvin and Barnes explain, this was a calculated move to portray him not as a respected official but as an ungrateful, rebellious foreigner, making it harder for the king to show mercy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then answered they ... That Daniel which is of the children of the captivity of Judah - Who is one of the captive Jews. There was a…
19th Century
Anglican
Who is one of the children.— By adding this to the charge of disobedience to the king’s commandment, they hoped to incense him sti…
Baptist
Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. Then they came near, and spoke before the king conce…
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16th Century
Protestant
Now, when Daniel’s slanderers saw that King Darius had no wish to defend Daniel's cause, they more freely revealed what they had previously kept ba…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then answered they, and spoke before the king. Having obtained what they desired, a ratification of the decree, they open…
It is nothing new for actions performed faithfully, out of conscience toward God, to be misrepresented as acts of obstinacy and contempt for civil …
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