Daniel 6:17

6:17 Then a stone was brought and placed over the opening ¹  to the den. The king sealed ²  it with his signet ring and with those ³  of his nobles so that nothing could be changed with regard to Daniel.

Daniel 6:2

6:2 Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable ⁴  to them, so that the king’s interests might not incur damage.

Daniel 2:19

2:19 Then in a night vision the mystery was revealed to Daniel. So Daniel praised ⁵  the God of heaven,

[6:17]  ¹ tn Aram “mouth.”

[6:17]  ² sn The purpose of the den being sealed was to prevent unauthorized tampering with the opening of the den. Any disturbance of the seal would immediately alert the officials to improper activity of this sort.

[6:17]  ³ tn Aram “the signet rings.”

[6:2]  ⁴ tn Aram “giving an account.”

[2:19]  ⁵ tn Or “blessed.”