Daniel 6:24

And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

Cross-reference

Daniel 3:22 Parallel

In Daniel 3:22, the fire meant for the three men kills the executioners — the same ironic fate as the lions devouring the accusers here.

Deuteronomy 19:18-20 prescribes punishment for false accusers — exactly what happens to Daniel's accusers here.

Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids punishing children for fathers' sins — contrasting with the children being thrown into the den.

In 2 Kings 14:6, the law forbids punishing children for fathers' sins — a clear contrast to the corporate punishment applied here.

Esther 7:10 Parallel

Esther 7:10 shows Haman hanged on his own gallows — same poetic justice as accusers thrown into the den.

Esther 9:25 Parallel

Esther 9:25 describes the plot returning on Haman and his sons — same family-wide retribution as here.

Psalm 54:5 Allusion

Psalm 54:5 asks God to repay evil to enemies — precisely what happens here as the accusers fall into their own trap.

Proverbs 11:8 states the righteous delivered and wicked taking their place — exactly Daniel's situation.

Deuteronomy 19:19 commands that false witnesses suffer the punishment they plotted — the exact principle applied to Daniel's accusers here.

Esther 7:9 Parallel

Esther 7:10 has Haman hanged on his own gallows — the same poetic justice as here where the accusers are thrown to the lions they intended for Daniel.

Proverbs 12:13 states the wicked are ensnared by their own words — the false accusers' lies lead to their death.

Proverbs 19:5 declares a false witness will not escape punishment — the accusers are thrown to lions, fulfilling this principle.

Joshua 7:24 Parallel

Joshua 7:24 records Achan and his family being punished together — similar collective punishment as here.

Joshua 7:25 Parallel

Joshua 7:25 shows Achan's family sharing his punishment — a similar corporate judgment as here where the accusers' families perish too.

Esther 9:10 Parallel

Esther 9:10 records the execution of Haman's sons — another instance where enemies of the Jews and their families are destroyed.