Daniel 6:16-28
New International Version
16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den.(A) The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue(B) you!”
17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed(C) it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed. 18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating(D) and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.(E)
19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. 20 When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?”(F)
21 Daniel answered, “May the king live forever!(G) 22 My God sent his angel,(H) and he shut the mouths of the lions.(I) They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight.(J) Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”
23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound(K) was found on him, because he had trusted(L) in his God.
24 At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den,(M) along with their wives and children.(N) And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.(O)
25 Then King Darius wrote to all the nations and peoples of every language(P) in all the earth:
“May you prosper greatly!(Q)
26 “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence(R) the God of Daniel.(S)
“For he is the living God(T)
and he endures forever;(U)
his kingdom will not be destroyed,
his dominion will never end.(V)
27 He rescues and he saves;(W)
he performs signs and wonders(X)
in the heavens and on the earth.
He has rescued Daniel
from the power of the lions.”(Y)
28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus[a](Z) the Persian.(AA)
Footnotes
- Daniel 6:28 Or Darius, that is, the reign of Cyrus
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