Daniel 6:18
And the king departed into his house, and he went to bed without eating, and food was not set before him, moreover, even sleep fled from him.
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In Context
19Then the king, getting himself up at first light, went quickly to the den of lions.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:16And David begged the Lord on behalf of the little one. And David fasted strictly, and entering alone, he lay upon the ground.
1 Kings 21:27Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast.
Job 21:12They take up the timbrel and the lyre, and they rejoice at the sound of the organ.
Psalms 137:2I will adore before your holy temple, and I will confess your name: it is above your mercy and your truth. For you have magnified your holy name above all.
Isaiah 24:8The gladness of the drums has ceased. The sound of rejoicing has quieted. The sweetness of stringed instruments has been silenced.
Daniel 2:1In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar saw a dream, and his spirit was terrified, and his dream fled 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 →