²⁰ He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

¹⁵ Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to you fall down and worship the image which I have made, [well]: but if you don't worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands?

⁴ When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

⁵ Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

²³ When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

²⁵ But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.