Cross Reference DANIEL 6:24 AND THE KING COMMANDED AND THEY BROUGHT THOSE MEN WHICH HAD ACCUSED DANIEL AND THEY CAST THEM INTO THE DEN OF LIONS THEM THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR WIVES AND THE LIONS HAD THE MASTERY OF THEM AND BRAKE ALL THEIR BONES IN PIECES OR EVER THEY CAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DEN

{Daniel 6:24} And the king 4430 commanded, 560 z8754 and they brought 858 z8684 those 479 men 1400 which x1768 had accused 399 7170 z8754 Daniel, 1841 x1768 and they cast 7412 z8754 [them] into the den 1358 of lions, 744 them, 581 their children, 1123 and their wives; 5389 and the lions 744 had the mastery 7981 y5705 z8754 of them, and brake y1855 z0 all y3606 their bones y1635 in pieces 1855 z8684 x3606 x1635 or ever y3809 they came 4291 z8754 x5705 x1768 x3809 at the bottom 773 of the den. 1358

and they brought:
"And the judgesª ° shall make diligent² ° inquisition:ª °¹ and, behold,¹ [if] the witnessª [be] a falseª witness,ª [and] hath testifiedª ° falselyª against his brother;ª ... And those which remainª ° shall hear,ª ° and fear,ª ° and shall henceforthª ° commitª ° no¹ more¹ anyª such¹ evilª amongª you." {Deu 19:18-20} + "So they hangedª °¹ Hamanª on¹ the gallowsª that¹ he had preparedª ° for Mordecai.ª Then was the king'sª wrathª pacified.ª °" {Est 7:10} + "But when [Esther] cameª ° beforeª the king,ª he commandedª ° by¹ lettersª that his wickedª device,ª which¹ he devisedª ° against¹ the Jews,ª should returnª ° upon¹ his own head,ª and that he and his sonsª should be hangedª ° on¹ the gallows.ª" {Est 9:25} + "The righteousª is delivered¹ out² ° of trouble,ª ¹ and the wickedª comethª ° in his stead.¹" {Prv 11:8}

them:
This savage act accorded with the customs of those times; contrary to the Divine law which enacted that "the fathers should not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers."

their children:
"The fathersª shall not¹ be put to deathª ° for¹ the children,ª neither¹ shall the childrenª be put to deathª ° for¹ the fathers:ª every manª shall be put to deathª ° for his own sin.ª" {Deu 24:16} + "And Joshua,ª and all¹ Israelª with¹ him, tookª °¹ Achanª the sonª of Zerah,ª and the silver,ª and the garment,ª and the wedgeª of gold,ª and his sons,ª and his daughters,ª and his oxen,ª and his asses,ª and his sheep,ª and his tent,ª and all¹ that¹ he had: and they broughtª ° them unto the valleyª of Achor.ª ... And Joshuaª said,ª ° Whyª hast thou troubledª ° us? the LORDª shall troubleª ° thee this¹ day.ª And all¹ Israelª stoned² °¹ him with stones,ª and burnedª ° them with fire,ª after they had stoned² °¹ them with stones.ª" {Jsh 7:24-25} + "But the childrenª of the murderersª ° he slewª ° not:¹ according unto that which is writtenª ° in the bookª of the lawª of Moses,ª wherein¹ the LORDª commanded,ª ° saying,ª ° The fathersª shall not¹ be put to deathª ° for¹ the children,ª nor¹ the childrenª be put to deathª ° for¹ the fathers;ª but¹ ¹ every manª shall be put to deathª ° for his own sin.ª" {2Kg 14:6} + "The tenª sonsª of Hamanª the sonª of Hammedatha,ª the enemyª ° of the Jews,ª slewª ° they; but on the spoilª laidª ° they not¹ ¹ their hand.ª" {Est 9:10}

the lions:
"Thereforeª ª ¹ becauseª ² ¹ the king'sª commandmentª was urgent,ª ° and the furnaceª exceeding² ¹ hot,ª ° the flameª of¹ the fireª slewª ° thoseª menª ² that¹ took upª ° Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego.ª" {Dan 3:22} + "He shall rewardª °°° evilª unto mine enemies:ª ° cut them offª ° in thy truth.ª" {Psa 54:5} + "I reckonedª ° till¹ morning,ª [that], as a lion,ª so¹ will he breakª ° all¹ my bones:ª from dayª ¹ [even] to¹ nightª wilt thou make an endª ° of me." {Isa 38:13}