Updated November 10, 2026
Here are 15 questions on Daniel 6, the chapter of the lions' den, each with an answer and a Bible reference: Daniel's place in Darius' government, the decree that could not be revoked, the king's sleepless night, the rescue, and the final decree.
Daniel 6 is the story of a man in whom his enemies could find no fault, except his faithfulness to the law of his God. With a high position in Darius' kingdom, Daniel keeps praying as he always had, even though it costs him a night in the lions' den. These 15 questions go through the chapter in order.
Besides the best-known facts, the questions pause on what the king did: how he tried to rescue Daniel, how he spent the night, and what he wrote afterward to all the peoples. Every answer has its verse so you can read it together in a group.
Daniel 6:1-5.
Answer: Three, and Daniel was one of them — Daniel 6:1-2
Answer: Set him over the whole kingdom — Daniel 6:3
Answer: In connection with the law of his God — Daniel 6:4-5
Daniel 6:6-13.
Answer: Because, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, it could not be revoked — Daniel 6:8
Answer: No. He went on kneeling to pray and give thanks to God, just as he had done before — Daniel 6:10
Daniel 6:14-20.
Answer: He was greatly distressed and worked until sunset to rescue Daniel — Daniel 6:13-14
Answer: That the God whom he served continually would deliver him — Daniel 6:16
Answer: He fasted, no entertainment was brought to him, and he could not sleep — Daniel 6:18
Answer: Very early in the morning, and in haste — Daniel 6:19
Answer: Servant of the living God — Daniel 6:20
Daniel 6:21-28.
Answer: Because he was found innocent before God, and he had also done no harm to the king — Daniel 6:22
Answer: No kind of harm, because he had trusted in his God — Daniel 6:23
Answer: That in every part of the kingdom people should tremble and fear before the God of Daniel — Daniel 6:25-26
Answer: He delivers and rescues, and works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth — Daniel 6:27
Answer: The reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian — Daniel 6:28
Open the meeting with a Bible activity and close with the questions from this list. Each page has step-by-step instructions, a key verse and a variation for your group.
The officials under Darius, unable to find fault in Daniel, get the king to sign a decree against prayer. Daniel keeps praying, is thrown into the lions' den, and God rescues him; the king then commands everyone to fear the God of Daniel (Daniel 6:1-28).
The text says that when Daniel knew the decree had been signed, he prayed and gave thanks to God as he had done before (Daniel 6:10). When he came out of the den he had no wound, because he had trusted in his God (Daniel 6:23).
Darius the Mede, who signed the decree and could not revoke it, because the law of the Medes and Persians could not be changed (Daniel 5:31; 6:8-16).
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