Daniel 6:16-22

Daniel and the Lions' Den

16 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared 1 to Daniel, "May o your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!" 17 p And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, q and the king sealed it r with his own signet and with the signet of his s lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; t no diversions were brought to him, and u sleep fled from him.

19 Then, at break of day, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, "O Daniel, servant of v the living God, o has your God, whom you serve continually, w been able to deliver you from the lions?" 21 Then Daniel said to the king, x "O king, live forever! 22 My God y sent his angel z and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless a before him; a and also before you, O king, I have done no harm."

  1. Cross References
    Acts 27:23
    For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship.
  2. Cross References
    Lamentations 3:53
    They flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me.
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 27:66
    So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.
    Revelation 20:3
    And threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
  4. Cross References
    Esther 3:12
    Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king's satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, to every province in its own script and every people in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet ring.
  5. Cross References
    Daniel 4:36
    At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.
    Daniel 5:1
    King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand.
  6. Cross References
    Proverbs 25:20
    Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda.
  7. Cross References
    Esther 6:1
    On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
    Daniel 2:1
    In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.
  8. Cross References
    Daniel 6:26
    I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.
  9. Cross References
    Daniel 6:16
    Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!
  10. Cross References
    Daniel 3:15
    Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good. But if you do not worship, you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?
  11. Cross References
    Daniel 2:4
    Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
  12. Cross References
    Daniel 3:28
    Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.
  13. Cross References
    Hebrews 11:33
    Who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.
    Psalms 22:21
    Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!
    2 Timothy 4:17
    But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
  14. Cross References
    Daniel 6:4
    Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.
  15. Cross References
    Daniel 6:4
    Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.
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