Daniel 6:17 (WEB)

Passage

A stone was brought, and laid on 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.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:15 Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.”

Daniel 6:16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”

Daniel 6:17 A stone was brought, and laid on 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. No musical instruments were 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 to the den of lions.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stone", "brought", "laid", "mouth", "king", "sealed", and "signet". 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 "Then the king went to his palace...", 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.