Daniel 6:17 (DRB)

Passage

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den: which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, that nothing should be done against Daniel.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:15 But those men perceiving the king's design, said to him: Know thou, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree which the king hath made, may be altered.

Daniel 6:16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of the lions. And the king said to Daniel: Thy God, whom thou always servest, he will deliver thee.

Daniel 6:17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den: which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, that nothing should be done against Daniel.

Daniel 6:18 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.

Daniel 6:19 Then the king rising very early in the morning, went in haste to the lions' den:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stone", "brought", "laid", "upon", "mouth", "king", "sealed", and "ring". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stone" and "brought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Then the king commanded and they brought..." into verse 18's "And the king went away to his...", so "stone" and "brought" 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 "stone" and "brought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.