Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. And diversions were not brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

New American Standard Bible

Then the king went off to his palace and spent the night fasting, and no entertainment was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Then the king retired to his palace to spend the night fasting. He enjoyed no entertainment, and he couldn't sleep.

A Conservative Version

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting, nor were instruments of music brought before him. And his sleep fled from him.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no music or entertainment was brought before him, and he remained unable to sleep.

Bible in Basic English

Then the king went to his great house, and took no food that night, and no ... were placed before him, and his sleep went from him.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Then the king departed to his temple and passed the night fasting: and he brought not his concubines before him, and his sleep fled from him.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the king went to his palace and spent the night in fasting, and no food was brought in before him and his sleep fled from him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

So the king went in to his palace, and kept him sober all night, so that there was no table spread before him, neither could he take any sleep.

NET Bible

Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions were brought to him. He was unable to sleep.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

Then the king departed to his palace, and spent the night fasting, and no, table, was brought in before him, - and, his sleep, fled from him.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

Then hath the king gone to his palace, and he hath passed the night fasting, and dahavan have not been brought up before him, and his sleep hath fled from off him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אדין 
'edayin (Aramaic) 
Usage: 57

the king
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

אזל 
'azal (Aramaic) 
נדד 
N@dad (Aramaic) 
went , go
went from him
Usage: 7
Usage: 1

to his palace
היכל 
heykal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 13

and passed the night
בּוּת 
Buwth (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

טות 
T@vath (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82

דּחוה 
Dachavah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

עלל 
`alal (Aramaic) 
bring in, come in, went in, bring, went, come
Usage: 11

קדם קדם 
Qodam (Aramaic) 
before, before , of , him,
Usage: 42

him and his sleep
שׁנה 
Sh@nah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

References

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Context Readings

Daniel In The Lions' Den

17 And 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 the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. And diversions were not brought before him; and his sleep fled from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning and hurried to the lions' den.

Cross References

Esther 6:1

On that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the Book of the Records of the Matter of the Days. And they were read before the king.

Daniel 2:1

And in the second year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, with which his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.

2 Samuel 12:16-17

And David prayed to God for the child. And David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the earth.

Psalm 77:4

You keep my eyes awake; I am troubled and I cannot speak.

2 Samuel 19:24

And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his moustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until he came in peace.

1 Kings 21:27

And it happened when Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth and walked softly.

Job 21:12

They lift up voice at the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the flute.

Psalm 137:2

We hung our lyres on the willows in its midst.

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I also gathered silver and gold to myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got men singers and women singers for myself, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and very many wives.

Isaiah 24:8-9

The gladness of tambourines ceases, the noise of those who rejoice ends; the joy of the harp ceases.

Amos 6:4-6

who lie on beds of ivory, and those sprawling on their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

Jonah 3:3-9

And Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the Word of Jehovah. And Nineveh was a very great city of three days' journey.

Revelation 18:22

And the voice of harpers, and of musicians. and flutists, and of trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. And every craftsman of any craft will not be found any more in you. And the sound of a mill will never more be heard at all in you.

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