The Book of Daniel (3)

Having been compelled to seal the mouth of the den of lions, into which Daniel had been cast, the king, with a heavy heart returned to his palace, which by his order is converted into a house of gloom. He refrained from calling for his musicians. The solitude of death filled the palace. The king retired to sleep but sleep went from him. Early dawn found him at the den. Against hope, and with a lamentable voice he cried out his inquiry into the darkness of the den whether Daniel's God had been...