Daniel 6:25

Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — King Darius addresses every nation and language throughout his territory immediately after the false accusers are killed by lions and before he issues his decree.

The words — אֻמַיָּא ('u.mai.Ya/) = nations and וְלִשְׁנַיָּא (ve./li.sha.nai.Ya/) = and languages. These terms specify the universal scope of the royal correspondence.

The thread — Daniel 4:1 uses the same formula for a king addressing all peoples, while Ezra 4:17 records a royal reply to specific officials in Samaria. These references show how imperial letters moved between universal proclamations and targeted administrative orders.

Why it lands — The text records a closing greeting before a decree, framing the king's subsequent proclamation about divine authority with a standard diplomatic formula. It requires the reader to note how imperial language precedes theological assertion, leaving the theological weight to the following verses.

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The Hebrew words

בֵּאדַ֜יִןbe./Da.yin<in>/ then דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshDarius מַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka/'king/ the כְּ֠תַבKe.tavhe wrote לְֽכָל־le./kholto/ all עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א'a.mai.Ya/'peoples/ the אֻמַיָּ֧א'u.mai.Ya/'nations/ the וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛אve./li.sha.nai.Ya/'and/ languages/ the דִּֽי־di-which דָיְרִ֥יןda.'a.rin[were] dwelling בְּכָל־be./kholin/ all אַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A/'earth/ the שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹןshe.la.me./Khonpeace/ your יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃yis.Ge'may it increase

King James Version

Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

Cross-references

Daniel 4:1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
Ezra 1:1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Ezra 4:17 Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
Esther 3:12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.
Esther 8:9 At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Jude 1:2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

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