²⁴ And the king commanded, 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 had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.

⁵ Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.