Daniel 6:18

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting, nor were instruments of music brought before him. And his sleep fled from him.

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In The King James Version

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

In Context

17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den. And the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 12:16David therefore besought God for the child. And David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the ground.

1 Kings 21:27And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

Job 21:12They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

Psalms 137:2Upon the willows in the midst of it we hung up our harps.

Isaiah 24:8The mirth of tambourine ceases. The noise of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.

Daniel 2:1And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams. And his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:12-18

Daniel in the Den of Lions. ( b. c. 537.) 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 13 Then answered… Read the whole commentary →

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