²⁰ When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has ^(A)your God, whom you constantly serve, been ^(B)able to deliver you from the lions?” ²¹ Then Daniel spoke ^[a]to the king, “^(C)O king, live forever! ²² My God ^(D)sent His angel and ^(E)shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as ^[b]I was found innocent before Him; and also ^[c]toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.”