Daniel 6:15-23

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¹⁵ Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no ^(A)injunction or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed.”

¹⁶ Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared^[a] to Daniel, “May ^(B)your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” ^17 (C)And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, ^(D)and the king sealed it ^(E)with his own signet and with the signet of his ^(F)lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. ¹⁸ Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; ^(G)no diversions were brought to him, and ^(H)sleep fled from him.

¹⁹ Then, at break of day, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions. ²⁰ As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of ^(I)the living God, ^(J)has your God, whom you serve continually, ^(K)been able to deliver you from the lions?” ²¹ Then Daniel said to the king, ^(L)“O king, live forever! ²² My God ^(M)sent his angel ^(N)and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless ^(O)before him; ^(P)and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.” ²³ Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and ^(Q)no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.