Dan 6:24 | HCSB | STEP | The king then gave the command , and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions’ den – they , their children , and their wives . They had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones .

Daniel 6:24

24 The king then gave the command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel ^{▼▼Lit had eaten his pieces
,} ^b were brought and thrown into the lions’ den – they, their children, and their wives. ^c They had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.