Lion used for the Torture of Criminals

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” …

As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season and a time.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.