Cross Reference DANIEL 6:12 THEN THEY CAME NEAR AND SPAKE BEFORE THE KING CONCERNING THE KING'S DECREE HAST THOU NOT SIGNED A DECREE THAT EVERY MAN THAT SHALL ASK A PETITION OF ANY GOD OR MAN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS SAVE OF THEE O KING SHALL BE CAST INTO THE DEN OF LIONS THE KING ANSWERED AND SAID THE THING IS TRUE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS WHICH ALTERETH NOT

{Daniel 6:12} Then 116 they came near, 7127 z8754 and spake 560 z8750 before 6925 the king 4430 concerning 5922 the king's 4430 decree; 633 Hast thou not 3809 signed 7560 z8754 a decree, 633 that x1768 every 3606 man 606 that x1768 shall ask 1156 z8748 [a petition] of 4481 any 3606 God 426 or man 606 within 5705 thirty 8533 days, 3118 save 3861 of x4481 thee, y4481 O king, 4430 shall be cast 7412 z8729 into the den 1358 of lions? 744 The king 4430 answered 6032 z8750 and said, 560 z8750 The thing 4406 [is] true, 3330 according to the law 1882 of the Medes 4076 and Persians, 6540 which x1768 altereth 5709 z8748 not. 3809

they:
"Whereforeª ª ¹ at that² timeª certainª Chaldeansª came near,ª ° and accusedª ª ° the Jews.ª ¹ ... There areª certainª Jewsª whom² ¹ thou hast setª ° overª the affairsª of the provinceª of Babylon,ª Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego;ª theseª men,ª O king,ª have² ° notª regardedª ¹ ¹ thee:² they serveª ° notª thy gods,ª norª worshipª ° the goldenª imageª which¹ thou hast set up.ª °" {Dan 3:8-12} + "Andª when her² ¹ mastersª sawª ° thatª the¹ hopeª of their² ¹ gainsª was gone,ª ° they caughtª ° Paulª andª Silas,ª and drewª ° [them] intoª the¹ marketplaceª untoª the¹ rulers,ª" {Act 16:19} + "Who,ª having receivedª ° suchª a charge,ª thrustª ° themª intoª the¹ innerª prison,ª andª made² ° their² feet² fastª °¹ ¹ inª the¹ stocks.ª" {Act 16:24} + "Andª when heª was called forth,ª ° Tertullusª beganª ° to accuseª ° [him], saying,ª ° Seeing that byª theeª we enjoyª ° greatª quietness,ª andª that very worthy deedsª are doneª ° unto thisª nationª byª thyª providence,ª ... Andª the¹ Jewsª alsoª assented,ª ° sayingª ° that these thingsª wereª ° so.ª" {Act 24:2-9}

the den:
It is probable that these lions were kept for the purpose of devouring certain criminals, whom the laws might consign to that kind of death.

The thing:
"Now,ª O king,ª establishª ° the decree,ª and signª ° the writing,ª that¹ it be notª changed,ª ° according to the lawª of the Medesª and Persians,ª which¹ alterethª ° not.ª" {Dan 6:8} + "If¹ it pleaseª °¹ the king,ª let there goª ° a royalª commandmentª from¹ ¹ him,² and let it be writtenª ° among the lawsª of the Persiansª and the Medes,ª that it be not¹ altered,ª ° That¹ Vashtiª comeª ° no¹ more beforeª kingª Ahasuerus;ª and let the kingª giveª ° her royal estateª unto anotherª that is betterª than¹ she." {Est 1:19}