Daniel 6:24
22 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
25 Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
26 I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
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- BSB
- At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions mauled them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.
- ASV
- And the king commanded, and they brought those men that 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, before they came to the bottom of the den.
- DARBY
- And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces ere they came to the bottom of the den.
- BLB
- And the king commanded, and they brought these men who had sought to eat to pieces Daniel, and they cast [them] into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives—and they had not reached to the bottom of the den when the lions overpowered them, and all their bones they broke in pieces.
- ÅB
- Og kongen befalte at de menn som hadde klaget på Daniel, skulle hentes, og de ble med sine barn og hustruer kastet i løvehulen; og før de nådde bunnen i hulen, falt løvene over dem og knuste alle deres ben.
- OTB
- På kongens befaling ble de mennene som hadde ondsinnet anklaget Daniel, brakt og kastet i løvehulen, sammen med deres barn og koner; og før de nådde bunnen av hulen, overmannet løvene dem og knuste alle deres ben.
- B1930
- Og kongen bød at de menn som hadde klaget på Daniel, skulde hentes, og de blev med sine barn og hustruer kastet i løvehulen; og før de nådde bunnen i hulen, falt løvene over dem og knuste alle deres ben.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 38:13
I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
Read in contextEsther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Read in context2 Kings 14:6
Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
Read in contextEsther 9:25
But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 24:16
Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
Read in contextPsalms 54:5
He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
Read in contextJoshua 7:24–25
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 19:18–20
The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
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