Daniel 6:24–28

24 The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had 1maliciously accused Daniel, and they acast them, their bchildren and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

25 Then Darius the king wrote to all the apeoples, nations and men of every 1language who were living in all the land: “bMay your 2peace abound!

26 “1I amake a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel;

For He is the bliving God and cenduring forever,

And dHis kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,

And His dominion will be 2forever.

27 “He delivers and rescues and performs asigns and wonders

In heaven and on earth,

Who has also delivered Daniel from the 1power of the lions.”

28 So this aDaniel enjoyed success in the reign of Darius and in the reign of bCyrus the Persian.