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Daniel 6:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Daniel 6:18

Verse 18 of 28

Scripture focus

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.

Daniel 6:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Daniel 6:18

Theological / Devotional

Instruments of music. Aramaic dachawan. The word is obscure. In the Bible it occurs only here. The medieval Jewish commentator Rashi explained it to mean “tables”. Ibn Ezra, another Jewish scholar, interpreted the word to mean “musical instruments.”

His interpretation may have influenced the translators of the KJV. Among the many other interpretations found in translations and commentaries, all of which are conjectural, the following may be listed: “foods,” “musicians,” “dancing women,” “perfumes,” “entertainers,” and “concubines.” The translation of the RSV, “diversions,” appears to aim at a noncommittal reading.

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