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Daniel 6:18
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Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.
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.
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him.
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting, and no entertainment was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
Then King Darius went back to his palace. He did not eat that night, he did not have any entertainment brought to him, and he could not sleep.
Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no music or entertainment was brought before him, and he remained unable to sleep.
Then the King went vnto his palace, and remained fasting, neither were the instruments of musike brought before him, and his sleepe went from him.
Then the king went off to his palace and spent the night fasting, and no entertainment was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
A stone was brought to block the opening of the pit, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, so that nothing concerning Dani'el could be changed.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were concubines brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
Then King Darius went back to his house. He did not eat that night. He did not want anyone to come and entertain him. He could not sleep all night.
Then the king went to his palace and passed the night fasting; no food was brought before him, and his sleep departed from him.
Then the king returned to the palace and spent a sleepless night, without food or any form of entertainment.
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night in fasting, and no food was brought in before him and his sleep fled from him.
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and diversions were not brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
So the kynge wente in to his palace, and kepte him sober all night, so that there was no table spred before him, nether coude he take eny slepe.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.
Then the king went to his great house, and took no food that night, and no Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English. were placed before him, and his sleep went from him.
And 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 nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musicke brought before him, and his sleepe went from him.
So the king went into his palace, and remayned fasting, neither was there any instrumentes of musicke brought in before him, & his sleepe went from him.
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.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.
Thanne the kyng yede in to his hous, and slepte with out soper, and metis weren not brouyte bifore hym; ferthermore and sleep yede awei fro hym.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.
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.
Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions were brought to him. He was unable to sleep.
Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians [fn] were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him.
Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his usual entertainment and couldn't sleep at all that night.
Then the king went to his beautiful house and spent the night without food and sleep. And nothing was brought to make him feel better.
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no food was brought to him, and sleep fled from him.
Then the king departed to his palace, and spent the night fasting, and no, table, was brought in before him, - and, his sleep, fled from him.
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.
Then the king went to his palace, and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him.
Then hath the king gone to his palace, and he hath passed the night fasting, and dahavan have not been brought up before him, and his sleep hath fled [from] off him.
The king then went back to his palace. He refused supper. He couldn't sleep. He spent the night fasting.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
and passed: 2 Samuel 12:16, 2 Samuel 12:17, 2 Samuel 19:24, 1 Kings 21:27, Job 21:12, Psalms 137:2, Ecclesiastes 2:8, Isaiah 24:8, Isaiah 24:9, Amos 6:4-6, Jonah 3:3-9, Revelation 18:22
instruments: or, table
and: Daniel 2:1, Esther 6:1, Psalms 77:4
Reciprocal: Job 30:31 - General Proverbs 25:20 - so Ecclesiastes 2:23 - his heart Daniel 6:23 - was Daniel 10:3 - I ate Acts 16:37 - let
Cross-References
and this is the story about him. Noah was the only person who lived right and obeyed God.
Build a roof on the boat and leave a space of about eighteen inches between the roof and the sides. Make the boat three stories high and put a door on one side.
The Lord told Noah: Take your whole family with you into the boat, because you are the only one on this earth who pleases me.
On that day Noah and his wife went into the boat with their three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
I promise that you will be the father of many nations. That's why I now change your name from Abram to Abraham.
I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.
But your son Isaac will be born about this time next year, and the promise I am making to you and your family will be for him and his descendants forever.
Go inside and lock the doors, my people. Hide there for a little while, until the Lord is no longer angry.
Because Noah had faith, he was warned about something that had not yet happened. He obeyed and built a boat that saved him and his family. In this way the people of the world were judged, and Noah was given the blessings that come to everyone who pleases God.
They had disobeyed God while Noah was building the boat, but God had been patient with them. Eight people went into that boat and were brought safely through the flood.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then the king went to his palace,.... After he had accompanied Daniel to the den, and he was cast into it, the stone was laid to the mouth of it, and that sealed; this was after sunset, for he had laboured till then to serve him, Daniel 6:14, perhaps it was late at night:
and passed the night fasting; vexed for what he had done, in signing the decree; fretting because he could not save Daniel, and his heart full of grief for him, and so had no stomach to eat; went to bed without his supper, lay all night fasting, and would not eat a bit nor drink a drop of anything:
neither were instruments of music brought before him; as used to be after supper, and played upon; his heart was too full, and his mind and thoughts so intent on Daniel's case, that he could not listen to music, or bear the sound of it. Jarchi interprets it a "table", to sit down at, and eat, being furnished and well served, as was usual; but this is implied in the preceding clause. Aben Ezra, Saadiah, and Jacchiades, explain by songs and musical instruments, harps and psalter and Saadiah adds, girls to sing and dance. De Dieu, from the use of the word in the Arabic language, thinks that incense is meant, which was used at feasts, and in the palaces of princes.
And his sleep went from him; while he was up he could take no pleasure in eating and drinking, and hearing music; and when he was in bed, he could not sleep for thinking what he had done, and what was the case of Daniel.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then 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 the previous statements. In the consciousness of wrong done to a worthy officer of the government; in the deep anxiety which he had to deliver him; in the excitement which must have existed against the cunning and wicked authors of the plot to deceive the king and to ruin Daniel; and in his solicitude and hope that after all Daniel might escape, there is a satisfactory reason for the facts stated that he had no desire for food; that instruments of music were not brought before him; and that he passed a sleepless night.
Neither were instruments of music brought before him - It was usual among the ancients to have music at their meals. This custom prevailed among the Greeks and Romans, and doubtless was common in the Oriental world. It should be observed, however, that there is considerable variety in the interpretation of the word here rendered instruments of music - דחון dachăvân. The margin is table. The Latin Vulgate, “He slept supperless, neither was food brought before him.” The Greek renders it “food,” ἐδέσματα edesmata. So the Syriac. Bertholdt and Gesenius render it concubines, and Saadias dancing girls. Any of these significations would be appropriate; but it is impossible to determine which is the most correct. The word does not occur elsewhere in the Scriptures.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 18. Passed the night fasting — He neither ate nor drank, had no music to solace, nor sweet odours 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.
