Daniel 6:18

Daniel 6:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him.

Context of Daniel 6:18

16So the king gave the order, and Daniel was brought to him and thrown into the lions’ den. The king told Daniel, “May your God, whom you always worship, save you!” 17A stone was brought and placed over the opening of the den. The king put his seal on the stone, using his ring and the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation could not be changed. Then the king went to his palace and spent the night without food or company. He couldn’t get to sleep. 19At dawn, as soon as it was light, the king got up and quickly went to the lions’ den. 20As he came near the den where Daniel was, the king called to Daniel with anguish in his voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was God, whom you always worship, able to save you from the lions?”

Daniel 6:18 word by word

אֱ֠דַיִן אֲזַ֨ל מַלְכָּ֤א לְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙ וּבָ֣ת טְוָ֔ת וְדַחֲוָ֖ן לָא־הַנְעֵ֣ל קָֽדָמ֑וֹהִי וְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּ נַדַּ֥ת עֲלֽוֹהִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• wentאֲזַל'ăzal · to goH236
• to his palaceהֵיכַלhêykal · temple: palaceH1965
• and passed the nightבִּיתbûth · to lodgeH956
• fastingטְוָתţevâth · fastingH2908
• neitherלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• were instrumentsדַּחֲוָהdachăvâh · diversionH1761
• of musick broughtעֲלַל‛ălal · to comeH5954
• beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• him: and his sleepשְׁנָהshenâh · sleepH8139
• wentנְדַדnedad · to fleeH5075
• from himעַל‛al · uponH5922

Cross-references for Daniel 6:18

• 2 Samuel 12:16David pleaded with God for the child; he fasted and lay on the ground all night.
• 2 Samuel 19:24Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went to meet the king. He had not tended to his feet, trimmed his mustache, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until he came home safely.
• 1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard these things, he tore his clothes ⌞in distress⌟ and dressed in sackcloth. He fasted, lay in sackcloth, and walked around depressed.
• Job 21:12They sing with the tambourine and lyre, and they are happy with the music of the flute.
• Psalms 137:2We hung our lyres on willow trees.
• Ecclesiastes 2:8I also gathered silver and gold for myself. I gathered the treasures of kings and provinces. I provided myself with male and female singers and the pleasures men have with one concubine after another.
• Isaiah 24:8Joyful tambourine music stops. Noisy celebrations cease. Joyful harp music stops.
• Amos 6:4How horrible it will be for those who sleep on ivory beds. They sprawl out on their couches and eat lambs from their flocks and calves from their stalls.
• Jonah 3:3Jonah immediately went to Nineveh as the Lord told him. Nineveh was a very large city. It took three days to walk through it.
• Revelation 18:22The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters will never be heard in it again. A skilled craftsman—regardless of the type of craft— will never be found in it again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in it again.
• Daniel 2:1During the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he had some dreams. He was troubled, but he stayed asleep.
• Esther 6:1That night the king could not sleep. So he told ⌞a servant⌟ to bring the official daily records, and they were read to the king.
• Psalms 77:4(You keep my eyelids open.) I am so upset that I cannot speak.

Commentaries on Daniel 6:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Passed the night fasting - He neither ate nor drank, had no music to solace, nor sweet odors burnt or brought before him, and he passed the night without sleep. All this points out his great sincerity; and when it is considered that Darius could not be less than sixty-two or sixty-three years of age at this time, it shows more fully the depth of his concern.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting - Daniel was probably cast into the den soon after the going down of the sun, Daniel 6:14. It was not unusual to have suppers then late at night, as it is now in many places. The great anxiety of the king, however, on account of what had occurred, prevented him from participating in the usual evening meal. As to the probability of what is here affirmed, no one can have any doubt who credits…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-24Verses 18-24 The best way to have a good night, is to keep a good conscience. We are sure of what the king doubted, that the servants of the living God have a Master well able to protect them. See the power of God over the fiercest creatures, and believe his power to restrain the roaring lion that goeth about continually seeking to devour. Daniel was kept perfectly safe, because he believed in his God. Those who boldly and cheerfully trust in God to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The king fasted all night. He mourned his actions and hoped Daniel's God would save him. He could not sleep, knowing Daniel was innocent and noble.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. neither were instruments of music, &c.--Gesenius translates, "concubines." Daniel's mentioning to us as an extraordinary thing of Darius, that he neither approached his table nor his harem, agrees with Xenophon's picture of him as devoted to wine and women, vain, and without self-control. He is sorry for the evil which he himself had caused, yet takes no steps to remedy it. There are many such halters between good and bad, who are ill at ease in their…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 6:18

• Conviction
• Daniel
• Faith
• Fasting
• Indictments
• Insomnia
• Lion
• Palace
• Religion

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Commentaries on Daniel 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings