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Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply ^(C1)distressed, and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and until sunset he kept exerting himself to save him.

Then these men came ^(F1)by agreement to the king and said to the king, "Recognize, O king, that it is a ^(C1)law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or statute which the king establishes may be changed."

Then the king gave orders, and Daniel was brought in and ^(C1)thrown into the lions' den. The king said to Daniel, "^(F1)(C2)Your God whom you continually serve will Himself rescue you."

And a ^(C1)stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing would be changed regarding Daniel.