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Daniel 6:24
ESV And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions — they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.
NIV At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
NASB The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they threw them, their children, 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.
CSB 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.
NLT Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.
KJV And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
NKJV And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.

What does Daniel 6:24 mean?

Scripture notes that malicious plots have a habit of turning on their inventors (Psalm 7:14–16; Proverbs 14:32; 28:10; Jeremiah 6:19; Esther 9:25). Daniel was honored for his integrity and skill (Daniel 6:3). Jealous rivals knew he could be accused of nothing other than perfect loyalty to God (Daniel 6:4–5). They tricked the king into passing an irrevocable law condemning prayers such as those which Daniel practiced (Daniel 6:6–9). Daniel obeyed God rather than the law (Daniel 6:10; Acts 5:29) and the king was forced to place Daniel in a pit filled with lions (Daniel 6:14–18).

Darius, the king (Daniel 5:31), was clearly enraged by the scheming of those who had tried to have Daniel killed. It's not likely that his vengeance included all 122 officials (Daniel 6:1–2). Rather, the punished men were probably those who personally concocted the perverse law, presented it to the king, and then accused Daniel. Not only did their conspiracy fail, but they dragged their families into gruesome death as well.

Given new victims, the lions proved they had not been sick, weak, or disinterested. This further proves that Daniel's rescue was miraculous (Daniel 6:19–22). He was entirely unharmed (Daniel 6:23). Not so fortunate were his accusers and their families (Proverbs 13:20). Many ancient cultures required entire families be put to death for crimes against the nation. The Old Testament law of Israel did not allow this option for typical cases (Deuteronomy 24:16).

In the tribulation, Satan—literally sātān' or "the accuser"— will be defeated (Revelation 12:9–10). At the end of the tribulation, he will be incarcerated in a bottomless pit for a thousand years (Revelation 20:1–3). Finally, he and all his followers will be cast into the lake of fire, where they will exist forever in torment (Revelation 20:7–10).
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