John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 6:19
Then the king arose very early in the morning ,.... Or, "in the morning with light" F9 בשפרפרא־בנגהא "summa aurora cum luce", Junius & Tremellius; "in tempore aurorae cum luce", Piscator. as soon as ever light appeared, or the day broke: the word for morning is doubled, and one of the letters in it is larger than usual; and all which denote not only his very great earliness in rising, but his earnestness and solicitude for Daniel, to know whether he was alive or not: and went... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 6:18-24
Here is, I. The melancholy night which the king had, upon Daniel's account, Dan. 6:18. He had said, indeed, that God would deliver him out of the danger, but at the same time he could not forgive himself for throwing him into the danger; and justly might God deprive him of a friend whom he had himself used so barbarously. He went to his palace, vexed at himself for what he had done, and calling himself unwise and unjust for not adhering to the law of God and nature with a non obstante?a... read more