Daniel 6:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Albert 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, Dan...

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 6. Daniel in the Den of Lions. After giving an account of the reorganisation of the empire by Darius after the fall of Babylon, this chapter...

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

passed the night fasting . Showing the long-standing affection which Astyages had for Daniel. instruments of musick . Some understand the word as...

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here Daniel relates the tardy repentance of the king, because although he was in the greatest grief, yet he did not correct his fault. And this...

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. P...

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Neither were instruments of music brought before him— Nor were sweet odours brought to him. Houbigant. Several of the other versions read, Nor w...

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 hi...

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Den of Lions Darius the Mede divides his kingdom into 120 satrapies, the whole being superintended by three higher officials, of whom Daniel w...

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Instruments of musick] RM 'dancing girls,'

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

STOPPING THE MOUTHS OF LIONS ON the view which regards these pictures as powerful parables, rich in spiritual instructiveness, but not primarily c...

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Persecuted for Righteousness' Sake” Daniel 6:16-28 The plot was an atrocious one, but it hurt its perpetrators more than the victim of their v...

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The last section in the historic portion of the Book is in the reign of Darius. He reorganized the government and distributed the administration amon...

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a train of evils the king by his inconsiderateness had brought himself into? But is there not somewhat like the language of faith, and that in l...

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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, a...

John Trapp Complete Commentary

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....

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then the king went to his palace Vexed at himself for what he had done, and calling himself unwise and unjust for not adhering to the laws of God a...

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel's Preservation and Deliverance. B. C. 537....

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Passed the night fasting; yea, and without instruments of music and sleep. The king was in perplexity, he was under great conviction that he had do...

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Then the king went to his palace and passed the night without food. Nor were diversions brought before him. And his sleep fled from him.' It is to...

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 6:1-3 . It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these thre...

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 6:2 . Three presidents, of whom Daniel was the first. His former celebrity had spread through the east. Ezekiel 14 . It being now sixty fi...

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Daniel 6:1-27 DANIEL IN THE LIONS ' DEN . Daniel 6:1-27 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and...

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then the king went to his palace and passed the night fasting, unable to sleep or eat for worry about the fate of Daniel; neither were instruments o...

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel's Remarkable Deliverance

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21:27 ; 2 Samuel 12:16 ; 2 Samuel 12:17 ; 2 Samuel 19:24 ; Amos 6:4-6 ; Daniel 2:1 ; Ecclesiastes 2:8 ; Esther 6:1 ; Isaiah 24:8 ;...

Wells of Living Water Commentary

A Man of Affairs Selections from Daniel 6:1-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In a previous study, we observed Daniel as a seer. Here we will see him...