THEOSISDaniel 6:18Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And the king went away to his house, and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him.
וְהֵיתָ֙יִת֙ אֶ֣בֶן חֲדָ֔ה וְשֻׂמַ֖ת עַל־פֻּ֣ם גֻּבָּ֑א וְחַתְמַ֨הּ מַלְכָּ֜א בְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּ וּבְעִזְקָת֙ רַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי דִּ֛י לָא־תִשְׁנֵ֥א צְב֖וּ בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Dan 2:1In the second year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, Nabuchodonosor had a dream, and his spirit was terrified, and his dream went out of his mind.
- Esth 6:1That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him,
- 2 Sam 12:16And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.
- 2 Sam 12:17And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.
- Ps 77 (76):4
- Amos 6:4You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd;
- Amos 6:6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph.
- Job 21:12They take the timbrel, and the harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.