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Lions did not harm Daniel
Daniel was thrown into a den of lions for praying to God, and God sent his angel to shut the lions' mouths. Daniel 6:16–23
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King Darius signed a law that no one could pray to anyone but the king for thirty days. Daniel kept praying three times a day by his open window. Daniel 6:6–10
Daniel was thrown into the lions' den. In the morning he told the king, "My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions' mouths." Daniel 6:16–22
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Daniel 6:16–23 WEB
16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.” 17A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. 18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting. No musical instruments were brought before him; and his sleep fled from him. 19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions. 20When he came near to Daniel in the den, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?” 21Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me, because innocence was found in me before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.” 23Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel 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.
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Daniel kept praying to God, so he was put in a den of hungry lions. God sent an angel to shut the lions' mouths, and Daniel was safe!