23Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
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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