Daniel 6:18
And the king departed to his house, and lay down fasting, and they brought him no food; and his sleep departed from him. But God shut the mouths of the lions, and they not molest Daniel.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
In Context
19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and came in have to the den of lions.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:16And David enquired of God concerning the child, and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.
1 Kings 21:27And the children of Israel were numbered, and came to meet them: and Israel encamped before them as two little flocks of goats, but Syria filled the land.
Job 21:12and they rejoice at the voice of a song.
Psalms 137:2I will worship towards your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, on account of your mercy and your truth; for you have magnified your holy name above every thing. 1
Isaiah 24:8The mirth of timbrels has ceased, the sound of the harp has ceased.
Daniel 2:1In the second year of his reign Nabuchodonosor dreamt a dream, and his spirit was amazed, and his sleep departed 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 →