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
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 shows Haman hanged on his own gallows — same poetic justice as accusers thrown into the den.
Esther 9:25 describes the plot returning on Haman and his sons — same family-wide retribution as here.
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 7:10 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 records Achan and his family being punished together — similar collective punishment as here.
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 records the execution of Haman's sons — another instance where enemies of the Jews and their families are destroyed.