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Daniel 6:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18Then 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.
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Quick Meaning
Daniel 6:18 completes this movement with “Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of…”.
The den is sealed, and the king spends a fasting night
This verse is one part of that explanation in Daniel 6:16-18. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Daniel 6:16–18
Read Daniel 6:18 with 6:16–18. Daniel 6:18 completes this movement with “Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of…”. The complete unit establishes this movement: Daniel is placed in the den under a sealed stone, and the responsible king spends a sleepless fasting night.
Why This Verse Appears Here
6:10-15 completes “Known Prayer Continues and Accusers Spring the Trap”; the text now turns to “Den, Seal, and the King's Vigil.” This completes the present movement before the next larger development: At dawn the king calls to Daniel, who reports that an angel shut the lions' mouths. Within that movement: Daniel 6:18 completes this movement with “Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of…”.
What Remains True
Faithful continuity can resist unjust law without turning devotion into performance, while sympathetic leaders remain responsible for systems they authorize. Daniel 6:16-18 keeps that truth tied to this claim: Daniel is placed in the den under a sealed stone, and the responsible king spends a sleepless fasting night. In this unit: Daniel 6:18 completes this movement with “Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of…”.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Daniel 6:16-18 — Den, Seal, and the King's VigilSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Daniel 6:16-18, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew aramaic text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Daniel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew-Aramaic wording, morphology, language boundary, names, repeated roots, clauses, and lexical controls.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Dan.xml, 6:16-18; Hebrew 1:1–2:4a and 8:1–12:13, Aramaic 2:4b–7:28
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Daniel with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level Hebrew-Aramaic, textual, historical, translation, chronology, angelic-language, and duration notes.
Exact location: NET Bible Daniel PDF, printed pp. 1655–1657, translation and translator notes on 6:16-18
Open source ↗