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.
He said to him, ‘I am also a prophet like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord: “Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat food and drink water.” ’ The old prophet deceived him,