Daniel 6:14

As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrative describes the king’s reaction immediately after the conspirators report that Daniel violated his signed decree. It occurs between the accusation in Daniel 6:13 and the legal reminder in Daniel 6:15.

The words — אֱדַ֨יִן ('e.Da.yin) translates as "then" or "at that time," marking the immediate sequence of events. מִלְּתָ֣/א (mi.le.Ta/') means "word" or "decree," referring to the specific accusation just delivered.

The thread — The king’s internal conflict over a binding decree parallels the ruler’s sorrow in Mark 6:26 and David’s declaration of innocence regarding blood guilt in 2 Samuel 3:28.

Why it lands — The text records the king’s active attempt to rescue Daniel before the legal trap closes, requiring the reader to note the tension between royal authority and established law without assuming a theological resolution.

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The Hebrew words

אֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinthen מַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka/'king/ the כְּדִ֧יke./Dias/ that מִלְּתָ֣אmi.le.Ta/'word/ the שְׁמַ֗עshe.Ma'he heard שַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'exceedingly בְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'Eshit was displeasing עֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo./hito/ him וְעַ֧לve./'Aland/ concerning דָּנִיֵּ֛אלda.ni.YelDaniel שָׂ֥םsamhe set בָּ֖לbalmind לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּle./shei.za.vu.Te/hto/ deliver/ him וְעַד֙ve./'Adand/ until מֶֽעָלֵ֣יme.'a.Lei[the] goings in of שִׁמְשָׁ֔אshim.Sha/'sun/ the הֲוָ֥אha.Va'he was מִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רmish.ta.Darstriving לְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃le./ha.tza.lu.Te/hto/ rescue/ him

King James Version

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

Cross-references

Mark 6:26 The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
2 Samuel 3:28 Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
Daniel 3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
Matthew 27:17 So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
Luke 23:13 Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
John 19:7 “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

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