Daniel 6:19

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19 At the first light of dawn the king got up and hurried to the lions' den.

Daniel 6:19 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 6:19

Then the king arose very early in the morning
Or, "in the morning with light" ^F9 as soon as ever light appeared, or the day broke: the word for morning is doubled, and one of the letters in it is larger than usual; and all which denote not only his very great earliness in rising, but his earnestness and solicitude for Daniel, to know whether he was alive or not: and went in haste unto the den of lions;
he did not send a servant, but went in person, and with as much expedition as possible, though a king, and an old man; this shows the great love and strong affection he had for Daniel, and his concern for his good and welfare.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (ahgnb-arprpvb) "summa aurora cum luce", Junius & Tremellius; "in tempore aurorae cum luce", Piscator.

Daniel 6:19 In-Context

17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing in regard to Daniel could be changed.

18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.

19 At the first light of dawn the king got up and hurried to the lions' den.

20 When he reached the den, he cried out in anguish to Daniel. "Daniel, servant of the living God," the king said, "has your God whom you serve continually been able to rescue you from the lions?"

21 Then Daniel spoke with the king: "May the king live forever.