20and at his coming near to the den, to Daniel, with a grieved voice, he crieth. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, thy God, whom thou art serving continually, is He able to deliver thee from the lions?'
Daniel 6 presents one of the most famous narratives in Scripture: Daniel in the lions' den. The chapter opens with Daniel, now an elderly administrator under King Darius of Persia, excelling so faithfully that jealous colleagues conspire against him. They exploit his devotion to
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