Daniel 6:16-22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den.^(A) The king said to Daniel, ‘May your God, whom you continually serve,^(B) rescue you! ’ ¹⁷ A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den.^(C) The king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing in regard to Daniel could be changed. ¹⁸ Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting.^(D) No diversions^[a] were brought to him, and he could not sleep.^(E)

Daniel Released

¹⁹ At the first light of dawn the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. ²⁰ When he reached the den, he cried out in anguish to Daniel. ‘Daniel, servant of the living God,’ the king said,^[b] ‘has your God, whom you continually serve, been able to rescue you^(F) from the lions? ’

²¹ Then Daniel spoke with the king: ‘May the king live for ever. ²² My God sent his angel^(G) and shut the lions’ mouths; and they haven’t harmed me, for I was found innocent before him. And also before you, Your Majesty, I have not done harm.’