^{25 Ref} And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.

^{26 Ref} Then King Darius sent a letter to all the peoples, nations, and languages, living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.

^{27 Ref} It is my order that in all the kingdom of which I am ruler, men are to be shaking with fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, unchanging for ever, and his kingdom is one which will never come to destruction, his rule will go on to the end.