Daniel 6:17-19

Complete Jewish Bible

^17 (16) So the king gave the order, and they brought Dani’el and threw him into the lion pit. The king said to Dani’el, “Your God, whom you are always serving, will save you.” ^18 (17) 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.

^19 (18) Then the king returned to his palace. He spent the night fasting and refusing to be entertained, as sleep eluded him.