¹⁴ His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits,^[a](A) and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled^(B) on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.

²⁴ At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den,^(A) along with their wives and children.^(B) And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.^(C)