Then spoke the king:
"I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom, men tremble and
fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast
forever, and his kingdom is that which shall not be destroyed, and his
dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivereth and rescueth, and he
worketh signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who hath delivered
Daniel from the power of the lions."
"O king, live forever!" cried the well pleased throng.
Daniel was taken into the royal chariot and seated by the side of the
king, and the royal train moved forward, amid the triumphant shouts of
the populace.
Thus fidelity to the God of Israel was abundantly rewarded.
CHAPTER XXVII.
IN TWO years after these occurrences Darius the Mede died; and about the
same time died also Cambyses, the father of Cyrus, in Persia. Cyrus,
therefore, returned to Babylon, and took upon himself the government of
the empire.
The history of the lions' den, with all the intrigues that led to it,
made Daniel thrice dear to the inhabitants of Babylon.
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