Daniel 6:8
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing,.... For they had not only agreed upon it among themselves what…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Daniel 6:8-9
Now, O king, establish the decree - Ordain, enact, confirm it. And sign the writing - An act necessary to make it the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
According to the law of the Medes and Persians - I do not think that this is to be understood so as to imply that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 6:6-10
Daniel's adversaries could have no advantage against him from any law now in being; they therefore contrive a new law,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
decree interdict.
altereth not lit. passeth not away. On the unalterableness of the edicts of a Persian king, cf. Est…
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