The Prosecution of Daniel
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. Dan. 6:18
the king went... This shows the affection Darius had for Daniel (cp. Dan. 6:19, 6:23-27). We see a very troubled king. His thoughtless act of signing this decree has brought this terrible thing about.
and passed the... He was so troubled, he fasted. Kings usually had fine food and drink at their disposal. This night, Darius wanted none of this.
neither were... He did not listen to the soft music to put him to sleep, as he usually did. He did not sleep, in fact. He wanted Daniel's God to save Daniel.
The king was deeply agitated that he had been tricked by his administrators and satraps and that he was subject to his own laws. So he spent a sleepless night (Ref. Xerxes’ sleepless night, Est. 6:1).
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