Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 1:9

Trivia: What king ate grass like an ox, had hair like eagles' feathers and nails like birds' claws?

Daniel : Cruelty & Violence (2)

  1. After Daniel gave Belshazzar the bad news, Belshazzar rewarded him by making him the "third ruler in the kindgdom." Later that night Belshazzar died. (Did God kill him?) 5:29-30
  2. King Darius, after trying to feed Daniel to the lions, orders those who accused Daniel (and their wives and children) to be cast into the lion den. "And the lions ... brake all their bones in pieces." 6:24

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