Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar was startled and quickly got up. He said to his ministers, "Wasn't it three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?" They replied to the king, "For sure, O king."

In the morning, at the earliest sign of daylight, the king got up and rushed to the lions' den.

I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up and again carried out the king's business. But I was astonished at the vision, and there was no one to explain it.