Daniel 6:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ So King Darius gave the order, and Daniel was brought in and thrown into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May the God you ·serve [fear; Prov. 1:7] all the time ·save [rescue] you!” ¹⁷ A stone was brought and placed over the ·opening [^Lmouth] of the lions’ den. Then the king used his signet ring and the rings of his ·royal [noble; important] officers to put special seals on the rock [^Crings with personal identification symbols that could be pressed into soft clay]. This ensured that ·no one would move the rock and bring Daniel out [^Lnothing would be changed with Daniel]. ¹⁸ Then King Darius went back to his palace. He ·did not eat [fasted] that night, ·he did not have any entertainment [^Lnothing was; ^Creferring to food and/or women] brought to him, and he could not sleep.