Daniel 6:16-24

16Then the king gave orders, and Daniel was brought in and 1cast into the lions’ den. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “23Your God whom you constantly serve will Himself deliver you.” 17A 4stone was brought and laid over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing would be changed in regard to Daniel. 18Then the king went off to his palace and spent the night 5fasting, and no entertainment was brought before him; and his 6sleep fled from him.

19Then the king arose at dawn, at the break of day, and went in haste to the lions’ den. 20When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has 7your God, whom you constantly serve, been 8able to deliver you from the lions?” 21Then Daniel spoke 9to the king, “10O king, live forever! 22My God 11sent His angel and 12shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as 13I was found innocent before Him; and also 14toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.” 23Then the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den and 15no injury whatever was found on him, because he had 16trusted in his God. 24The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had 17maliciously accused Daniel, and they 18cast them, their 19children and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.