9Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
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But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-16)We observe here, very much to our satisfaction, I. That Daniel was a favourite with the prince of the eunuchs (Dan. 1:9), as Joseph was with the keeper of the prison; he had a tender love for him. No doubt Daniel deserved it, and recommended himself by his ingenuity and sweetness of temper (he was greatly beloved , Dan. 9:23); and yet it is said here that it was God that brought him into favour wi…
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