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

Daniel 6:24

24 The king gave another order, ^{▼▼ Aram “said.”} and those men who had maliciously accused ^{▼▼ Aram “had eaten the pieces of.” The Aramaic expression is ironic, in that the accusers who had figuratively “eaten the pieces of Daniel” are themselves literally devoured by the lions.} Daniel were brought and thrown ^{▼▼ The Aramaic active impersonal verb is often used as a substitute for the passive.} into the lions’ den – they, their children, and their wives. ^{▼▼ The LXX specifies only the two overseers, together with their families, as those who were cast into the lions’ den.} They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.