Then the king gave another order. The men who had said bad things about Daniel were brought in. They were thrown into the lions’ den. So were their wives and children. Before they hit the bottom of the den, the lions attacked them. And the lions crushed all their bones.
Suppose a witness who tells lies goes to court and brings charges against someone. The witness says someone committed a crime.Then the two people in the case must stand in front of the Lord. They must stand in front of the priests and the judges who are in office at that time.The judges must check out the matter carefully. And suppose the witness is proved to be lying. Then he has said something false in court against another Israelite.So do to the lying witness what he tried to do to the other person. Get rid of that evil witness.The rest of the people will hear about it. And they will be afraid. They won’t allow such an evil thing to be done among them again.Don’t feel sorry for that evil person. A life must be taken for a life. An eye must be put out for an eye. A tooth must be knocked out for a tooth. A hand must be cut off for a hand and a foot for a foot.
But now I want you to think of him as guilty. You are wise. You will know what to do to him. Don’t let him live to become an old man. Put him to death.”
What will the Lord do to you, you lying tongue? And what more will he do?He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a soldier. He will punish you with burning coals from a desert bush.
