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19 Then the king rises in the early morning, at the light, and he has gone in haste to the den of lions; 20 and at his coming near to the den, to Daniel, with a grieved voice, he cries. The king has answered and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, your God, whom you are serving continually, is He able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel has spoken with the king: “O king, live for all ages: 22 my God has sent His messenger, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity has been found in me; and also before you, O king, injury I have not done.” 23 Then was the king very glad for him, and he has commanded Daniel to be taken up out of the den, and Daniel has been taken up out of the den, and no injury has been found in him, because he has believed in his God. 24 And the king has spoken, 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 until the lions have power over them, and all their bones they have broken small. 25 Then Darius the king has written to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who are dwelling in all the land: “Your peace be great! 26 From before me a decree is made, that in every dominion of my kingdom they are trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for He [is] the living God, and abiding for all ages, and His kingdom that which [is] not destroyed, and His dominion [is] to the end. 27 A deliverer, and rescuer, and doer of signs and wonders in the heavens and in earth [is] He who has delivered Daniel from the paw of the lions.” 28 And this Daniel has prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. Daniel 6:19-28, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
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