Daniel 6:19
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
Then the king arose very early in the morning,.... Or, "in the morning with light" {i} 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 in haste unto the den of lions; he did not send a servant, but went in person, and with as much expedition as possible, though a king, and an old man; this shows the great love and strong affection he had for Daniel, and his concern for his good and welfare.
{i} ahgnb-arprpvb "summa aurora cum luce", Junius & Tremellius; "in tempore aurorae cum luce", Piscator.