A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
After arresting him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the ethnic groups until the thousand years were completed. After this, he must be freed for a short time.