5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where ^ehe had windows in his upper chamber open ^ftoward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees ^gthree times a day and prayed and ^hgave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.

11 Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.

16 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared¹ to Daniel, “May ^oyour God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

20 As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of ^vthe living God, ^ohas your God, whom you serve continually, ^wbeen able to deliver you from the lions?”

23 Then 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 ^bno kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.