Daniel 6:24

The Passion Translation

Then at the king’s command, those politicians who had maliciously plotted against Daniel, along with their wives and children, were arrested and flung into the lions’ den. And before they reached the bottom, the lions pounced on them and devoured them, bones and all.

Cross References

Psalm 54:5

God will see to it that those who sow evil will reap evil. So Lord, in your great faithfulness, destroy them once and for all!

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous are snatched away from trouble, and the wicked show up in their place.

Proverbs 19:9

Tell lies and you’re going to get caught, and the habitual liar is doomed.

Isaiah 38:13

I felt as though a lion were crushing all my bones as I cried out for help until morning. From day to night, you bring my life to an end.

Jeremiah 34:17

“So, I, Yahweh, say you have disobeyed me by failing to grant freedom to your fellow Jews. Very well then. I, Yahweh, declare that I will give you freedom—the freedom to die by the sword, disease, and starvation. And I will make you a disgusting sight to every nation in the world.

Daniel 3:22

But because the king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so overheated, the raging flames burned up the men who carried Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the fire.