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

16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. 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 the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions. 20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee 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

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

Cross-references for Daniel 6:18

• 2 Samuel 12:16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
• 2 Samuel 19:24And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither cared for his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
• 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 take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the flute.
• Psalms 137:2We hung our harps upon the willows in its midst.
• Ecclesiastes 2:8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the special treasure of kings and of the provinces: I procured me male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and of all sorts.
• Isaiah 24:8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
• Amos 6:4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the midst of the stall;
• Jonah 3:3So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.
• Revelation 18:22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be no more heard in thee; and no craftsman, of whatever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be no more heard in thee;
• Daniel 2:1And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, by which his spirit was troubled, and his sleep broke from him.
• Esther 6:1In that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
• Psalms 77:4Thou holdest my eyes waking: I am so troubled 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