Daniel 6:24
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.
Context
This verse from Daniel Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. Daniel's enemies manipulate Darius into issuing a law forbidding prayer to anyone but the king. Daniel prays three times daily toward Jerusalem and is thrown into the lion's den. God shuts the mouths of the lions. Daniel is brought out …
Other Translations
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.
And the king hath said, and they have brought those men who had accused Daniel, and to the den of lions they have cast them, they, their sons, and their wives; and they have not come to the lower part of the den till that the lions have power over them, and all their bones they have broken small.
And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.
Cross References
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for …
And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely …
But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the …
But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the …
The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil …
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night …
Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men …