Daniel 6:18
And the king went away to his house, and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
19Then the king rising very early in the morning, went in haste to the lions' den:
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:16And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.
1 Kings 21:27And when Achab had heard these words, he rent his garments, and put haircloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and slept in sackcloth, and walked with his head cast down.
Job 21:12They take the timbrel, and the harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
Psalms 137:2I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.
Isaiah 24:8The mirth of timbrels hath ceased, the noise of them that rejoice is ended, the melody of the harp is silent.
Daniel 2:1In the second year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, Nabuchodonosor had a dream, and his spirit was terrified, and his dream went out of his mind. The second year... Viz., from the death of his father Nabopolassar; for he had reigned before as partner with his father in the empire.
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 →