Since the king’s command was so urgent , and the furnace extremely hot, the raging flames killed those men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
The king then gave the command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel , were brought and thrown into the lions’ den #– #they, their children, and their wives. They had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
and he went and found the corpse thrown on the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse or mauled the donkey.