Daniel 2:49
King James Version
49 Then Daniel requested of the king,
and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
over the affairs of the province of Babylon:
but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
What did "Daniel sat in the gate of the king" mean?
I needed to be sure, so I look up other Bible versions:
Daniel 2:49
Amplified Bible
49 And Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel was at the court of the king.
Daniel 2:49
Christian Standard Bible
49 At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court.
Daniel 2:49
Complete Jewish Bible
49 At Dani’el’s request, the king put Shadrakh, Meishakh and ‘Aved-N’go in charge of the affairs of the province of Bavel, while Dani’el remained in attendance on the king.
Daniel 2:49
Contemporary English Version
49 At Daniel's request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to high positions in Babylon Province, and he let Daniel stay on as a palace official.
Daniel 2:49
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
49 And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago over the works of the province of Babylon: but Daniel himself was in the king's palace.
Daniel 2:49
Easy-to-Read Version
49 Daniel asked the king to make Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego important officials over the province of Babylon. The king did as Daniel asked. Daniel himself became one of the important officials who was always near the king.
Daniel 2:49
International Children’s Bible
49 Daniel asked the king to make Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego important leaders over the area of Babylon. And the king did as Daniel asked. Daniel himself became one of the important people who stayed at the royal court.
Daniel 2:49
Living Bible
49 Then, at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego as Daniel’s assistants, to be in charge of all the affairs of the province of Babylon; Daniel served as chief magistrate in the king’s court.
Daniel 2:49
The Message
At Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to administrative posts throughout Babylon, while Daniel governed from the royal headquarters.
Daniel 2:49
Modern English Version
49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel sat at the court of the king.
Daniel 2:49
Names of God Bible
49 With the king’s permission, Daniel appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to govern the province of Babylon. But Daniel stayed at the king’s court.
Daniel 2:49
New Century Version
49 Daniel asked the king to make Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego leaders over the area of Babylon, so the king did as Daniel asked. Daniel himself became one of the people who stayed at the royal court.
Daniel 2:49
New English Translation
49 And at Daniel’s request, the king[a] appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the administration of the province of Babylon. Daniel himself served in the king’s court.
Daniel 2:49
New Life Version
49 And Daniel asked the king to put Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego as leaders over the land of Babylon, while Daniel stayed near the king.
In SUMMARY, "Daniel sat in the gate of the king", means:
Daniel was at the court of the king
Daniel remained at the king’s court
Dani’el remained in attendance on the king
he let Daniel stay on as a palace official
Daniel himself was in the king's palace
Daniel himself became one of the important officials who was always near the king.
Daniel himself became one of the important people who stayed at the royal court.
Daniel served as chief magistrate in the king’s court.
Daniel governed from the royal headquarters
Daniel sat at the court of the king
Daniel stayed at the king’s court
Daniel himself became one of the people who stayed at the royal court.
Daniel himself served in the king’s court.
Daniel stayed near the king
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