11 that the king granted to the Jews that were in all the different cities to congregate themselves+ and stand for their souls,* to annihilate and kill and destroy all the force of the people+ and jurisdictional district that were showing hostility to them, little ones and women, and to plunder their spoil,+

28 The expectation of the righteous ones is a rejoicing,+ but the very hope of the wicked ones will perish.+

27 And the satraps, the prefects and the governors and the high officials+ of the king that were assembled were beholding these able-bodied men, that the fire had had no power over their bodies,+ and not a hair of their head+ had been singed, and even their mantles had not been changed and the smell of fire itself had not come onto them.

23 Then it was that the king himself became very glad,+ and Daniel himself he commanded to be lifted up out of the pit. And Daniel was lifted up out of the pit, and there was no hurt at all found on him, because he had trusted in his God.+