Daniel 6:24

Then the king ordered the men who had accused Daniel to be brought and they were thrown into the lions' den along with their wives and children. Before they even reached the floor of the den the lions attacked them, ripping them to pieces.

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In The King James Version

And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

In Context

23The king was extremely pleased and ordered Daniel brought up from the den. Daniel was lifted up from the den and he was found to have no injuries at all because he had trusted in his God.

25Then Darius wrote to all the people of the world, the different nations and languages, saying, “I wish you well!

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:18The judges shall conduct a full investigation, and if the accuser proves to be a liar who has made false accusations

Joshua 7:24Then Joshua, with all the Israelites, took Achan, the son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, and the bar of gold, together with his sons and daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, and his tent—everything he had—and brought them to the Valley of Achor.

Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole that he had set up for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king died down.

Esther 9:25But when it came to the king's attention, he sent out letters ordering that the evil scheme which Haman had planned against the Jews should rebound on him, and that he and his sons should be impaled on poles.

Proverbs 11:8The good are saved from trouble, while the wicked get into trouble.

Daniel 3:22Because the king's command was so harsh in making the furnace so extremely hot, the flames killed the soldiers who threw them in.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:19-25

Daniel's Preservation and Deliverance. ( b. c. 537.) 18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from… Read the whole commentary →

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