“A stone was brought.
They laid it
On the mouth
Of the den.
The king sealed it
With his own signet,
As well as with the signet
Of his lords.
Thus,
Nothing might be changed
Concerning Daniel.
Then the king
Went to his palace.
He spent the night
Fasting.
No food was brought
To him.
Sleep fled from him.”
They took a stone and put it at the mouth of the den. The king sealed the opening to the den with his own signet, as well as that of his lords. Nothing would be changed concerning Daniel. Then the king went to his palace that night and fasted. He did not sleep. He was still a little uneasy about this whole Daniel affair.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 