Daniel 6:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

And the king ordered the men who had brought charges against Daniel to be thrown into the pit, together with their wives and children. But before they even reached the bottom, the lions ripped them to pieces.

Cross References

2 Kings 14:6

But the children of those officers were not killed. The LORD had commanded in the Law of Moses that only the people who sinned were to be punished, not their parents or children.

Esther 7:10

Straight away, Haman was hanged on the tower he had built to hang Mordecai, and the king calmed down.

Esther 9:25

Esther went to King Xerxes and asked him to save her people. Then the king gave written orders for Haman and his sons to be punished in the same terrible way that Haman had in mind for the Jews. So they were hanged.

Psalm 54:5

you will punish my enemies for their evil deeds. Be my faithful friend and destroy them.

Proverbs 11:8

Trouble goes right past the LORD's people and strikes the wicked.

Proverbs 19:9

Dishonest witnesses and liars will be destroyed.

Isaiah 38:13

Until morning came, I thought you would crush my bones just like a hungry lion; both night and day you make a wreck of me.

Jeremiah 34:17

You have disobeyed me by not giving your slaves their freedom. So I will give you freedom—the freedom to die in battle or from disease or hunger. I will make you disgusting to all other nations on earth.

Deuteronomy 24:16

Parents must not be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children must not be put to death for crimes committed by their parents. Don't put anyone to death for someone else's crime.