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den of lions
This may refer to a room or pit where lions were kept. See how you translated this in Daniel 6:7.
Before they reached the floor
"Before they reached the floor of the lions' den"
broke all their bones to pieces
"crushed their bones"
peoples, nations, and languages
Here "nations" and "languages" represent people from different nations who speak different languages. See how you translated this in Daniel 3:4. AT: "people from different nations and who spoke different languages" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
in all the earth
King Darius wrote his message to his entire kingdom which was huge. Here it says "all the earth" as a generalization to emphasis how large his kingdom was, though it did not include everyone on the earth. AT: "in his kingdom" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
May peace increase for you
This is a form of greeting that is used to wish someone well in all areas of life.