Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him.

When this thing came to the king's ears, it was very evil to him, and his heart was fixed on keeping Daniel safe, and till the going down of the sun he was doing everything in his power to get him free.

Τοτε ο βασιλευς, ως ηκουσε τους λογους, ελυπηθη πολυ επ' αυτω και εφροντιζεν εγκαρδιως περι του Δανιηλ να ελευθερωση αυτον, και ηγωνιζετο μεχρι της δυσεως του ηλιου δια να λυτρωση αυτον.

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.