Teks -- Daniel 6:4 (NET)

6:4 Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption.

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Wesley: Dan 6:4 - Concerning the kingdom

And so to have made him guilty of treason, or other high misdemeanors, in the king's business.

JFB: Dan 6:4 - occasion . . . concerning the kingdom

Pretext for accusation in his administration (Ecc 4:4).

Clarke: Dan 6:4 - Sought to find occasion against Daniel

Sought to find occasion against Daniel - But they found no blemish in his administration, for he was faithful to his king: this was a virtue. But he was also faithful to his God: this they hoped to construe into a crime, and make it the cause of his ruin.

Calvin: Dan 6:4 - NO PHRASE

With respect to the envy felt by the nobles, we see this vice rampant in all ages, since the aspirants to any greatness can never bear the presence of virtue. For, being guilty of evil themselves, they are necessarily bitter against the virtue of others. Nor ought it to seem surprising that the Persians who sustained the greatest labors, and passed through numerous changes of fortune, should be unable to bear with an obscure and unknown person, not only associated with them, but appointed as their superior. Their envy, then, seems to have had some pretext, either real or imaginary. But it will always be deserving of condemnation, when we find men selfishly pursuing their own advantage without any regard for the public good. Whoever aspires to power and self-advancement, without regarding the welfare of others, must necessarily be avaricious and rapacious, cruel and perfidious, as well as forgetful of his duties. Since, then, the nobles of the realm envied Daniel, they betrayed their malice, for they had no regard for the public good, but desired to seize upon all things for their own interests. In this example we observe the natural consequence of envy. And we should diligently notice this, since nothing is more tempting than gliding down from one vice to a worse. The envious man loses all sense of justice while attempting every scheme for injuring his adversary. These nobles report Daniel to have been preferred to themselves unworthily. If they had been content with this abuse, it would have been, as I said, a vice and a sign of a perverse nature. But they go far beyond this, for they seek for an occasion of crime in Daniel. We see, then, how envy excites them to the commission of crime. Thus all the envious are perpetually on the watch, while they become spies of the fortunes of those whom they envy, to oppress them by every possible means. This is one point; but when they find no crime, they trample upon justice, without modesty and without humanity, and with cruelty and perfidy lay themselves out to crush an adversary. Daniel relates this of his rivals. He says, They immediately sought occasion against him, and did not find it Then he adds how unjustly and perfidiously they sought occasion against him. There is no doubt they knew Daniel to be a pious man and approved by God; hence, when they plot against his holy Prophet, they purposely wage war with God himself, while they are blinded with the perverse passion of envy. Whence, then, does it spring? Surely from ambition. Thus we see how pestilential a plague ambition is, from which envy springs up, and afterwards perfidy and cruelty!

TSK: Dan 6:4 - sought // but

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sought : Dan 3:8; Gen 43:18; Jdg 14:4; Psa 37:12, Psa 37:13, Psa 37:32, Psa 37:33; Pro 29:27; Ecc 4:4; Jer 18:18, Jer 18:23, Jer 20:10; Mat 26:4, Mat 27:18; Luk 20:20, Luk 22:2

but : 1Sa 18:14, 1Sa 19:4, 1Sa 19:5, 1Sa 22:14; Luk 23:14, Luk 23:15; Joh 19:4; 2Co 11:12; Phi 2:15; 1Ti 5:14; Tit 2:8; 1Pe 2:12, 1Pe 3:16, 1Pe 4:14-16

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Poole: Dan 6:4 - Sought to find occasion against Daniel // Concerning the kingdom

Sought to find occasion against Daniel made diligent inquiry, and set their wits to work about it: who can stand before envy? This disease always reigns in princes’ courts, every one would be uppermost and chief favourite, and quarrel with all them that stand in their light; their eye is evil because their prince’ s eye is good.

Concerning the kingdom and so to have made him guilty of treason, or other high misdemeanours, unfaithfulness, and falseness in the king’ s business; but all their wit and malice could find none, forasmuch as he was conscientiously faithful.

Haydock: Dan 6:4 - Kingdom // King // In him

Kingdom, as prime minister, to whom the three princes should be accountable, as the inferior governors where to them. (Haydock) ---The king was now advanced in years, and wished to ease himself of part of the burden, (Calmet) as he could entirely confide in Daniel. (Haydock) ---

He reigned only one year. (Chap. xiii. 65.) (Worthington) ---

King. Chaldee: "kingdom," (Haydock) to accuse him of treason, (Grotius) or to get him removed. (Calmet) ---

This is an old and malignant trick, to call religion treason, and to get laws made for that purpose. (Worthington) ---

In him a great proof of integrity! (Menochius)

Gill: Dan 6:4 - Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom // but they could find none occasion nor fault // forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom,.... Concerning the management of the affairs of the kingdom, he being prime minister of state; the presidents and princes joined together in this inquiry; the princes, because Daniel was so strict and exact in looking into their accounts, that no fraudulent measures were taken to cheat the king of his revenue; and the presidents, because he was preferred above them:

but they could find none occasion nor fault; or "corruption" ^a, that he had been guilty of any mis-administration, or any corrupt practices:

forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him; no mistake in his accounts; no blunder in his management of things; nothing done amiss, neither wilfully, nor through ignorance, negligence, or inadvertence; so faithful and upright, so prudent and discreet, so exact and careful, that the most watchful observers of him, and these envious, and his most implacable enemies, could find no fault in him, or anything, or the colour of it, to ground an accusation upon.