John Trapp on Daniel 6:24

Ver. 24. And the King commanded, and they brought theſe men which had accuſed Daniel] Chald. which had accuſed accuſations againſt Daniel. Now they ſhall lick of the ſame whip, [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Heſiod. and find (to their ſmall comfort) the truth of that divine proverb. Whoſe diggeth a pit, ſhall fall therein, &c. Prov. 26.27. See Eccleſ. 10.8. Pſal. 7.16. with the Notes.

They caſt them into the den of lions] A juſt and proper puniſhment, yet not executed without too much ſeverity, as ſome think, becauſe their wives and children were caſt in with them. But for that, others ſay that as theſe were part of their goods; ſo, by conſent at leaſt, they were partakers of their crimes, and therefore juſtly periſhed with them.

Heb. 10.31. And the lyons had the maſtery, &c.] It is a much more fearful thing to fall into the puniſhing hands of the living God. Such ſhall have the cauls of their hearts torn in ſunder,Pſal. 50.22. &c. Oh conſider this ye that forget God, ſeaſt he tear you in pieces, &c.