Daniel 6:18 (ASV)

Passage

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

Daniel 6:17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

Daniel 6:18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.

Daniel 6:19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

Daniel 6:20 And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "went", "palace", "passed", "night", "fasting", "neither", and "instruments". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And a stone was brought and laid..." into verse 19's "Then the king arose very early in...", so "king" and "went" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "king" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.