^{20 Ref} Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole.

^{21 Ref} And when he came near the hole where Daniel was, he gave a loud cry of grief; the king made answer and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whose servant you are at all times, able to keep you safe from the lions?

^{22 Ref} Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.