Looking to help your church and family stay connected to the Word while social distancing?
Check out our free church library, church online resources, and family resources.
24 The king then commanded, and these men were brought ⌊who had accused Daniel⌋,c and they threw them and their children and their wives into ⌊the lion pit⌋,d and they had not reached the floor of the pit ⌊before⌋e the lions had overpowered them and they had crushed all of their bones.
The King Praises the God of Daniel and Daniel Prospers
25 Then Darius the king wrote to all the people, the nations, and the languages living in the whole earth, “May your prosperity become great! 26 ⌊I make a decree⌋f that in all the dominion of my kingdom people will be trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God and endures ⌊forever⌋g and hish kingdom is one that will not be destroyed and his ⌊dominion has no end⌋.i 27 He is rescuing, delivering, and working signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the ⌊power⌋j of the lions.” 28 So this Daniel prospered during the kingdom of Darius and during the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
c | Literally “they ate his pieces of Daniel” |
d | Literally “pit of lions” |
e | Literally “until that” |
f | Literally “From before me is put forth a decree” |
g | Literally “to eternity/endless ages” |
h | Literally “and whose” |
i | Literally “dominion his to the end” |
j | Literally “hand” |
Sign Up to Use Our
Free Bible Study Tools
Sign up for the Verse of the Day
Get beautiful Bible art delivered to your inbox. We’ll send you a new verse every day to download or share.