Daniel 6:23-25

International Standard Version

²³ The king was ecstatic, so he gave orders for Daniel to be released from the pit. Daniel was taken up from the pit, and no injury was found to have been inflicted on him, because he had believed in his God. ²⁴ Then the king gave orders to bring those men who had tried to have Daniel devoured, and they threw them, their children, and their wives into the lions’ pit. They had not reached the floor of the pit before the lions had overtaken them and crushed all their bones.

Darius Exonerates Daniel

²⁵ Afterward, King Darius wrote to all people, nations, and languages who lived throughout his realm:

“May great prosperity be yours!