14. When the king heard this, he was upset and did his best to find some way to rescue Daniel. He kept trying until sunset.
15. Then Daniel's enemies came back to the king and said to him, “Your Majesty knows that according to the laws of the Medes and Persians no order which the king issues can be changed.”
16. So the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and he was thrown into the pit filled with lions. He said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve so loyally, rescue you.”
17. A stone was put over the mouth of the pit, and the king placed his own royal seal and the seal of his noblemen on the stone, so that no one could rescue Daniel.
18. Then the king returned to the palace and spent a sleepless night, without food or any form of entertainment.