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17 And a[a] stone was brought and it was put on the entrance of the pit, and the king sealed it with his signet ring and with the signet rings of his lords,[b] so that nothing would be changed concerning Daniel. 18 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.

19 Then the king got up at daybreak, at first light, and he went in haste[c] to the lion pit.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 6:17 Aramaic “one”
  2. Daniel 6:17 Or “nobles”
  3. Daniel 6:19 Literally “to hasten”
  4. Daniel 6:19 Literally “pit of lions”