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There was also a huge dragon which the Babylonians worshiped.
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One day the king said to Daniel, "You can't tell me that this god is not alive. So worship him!"
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"I worship the Lord," replied Daniel. "He is the only living God.
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And if Your Majesty will give me permission, I will kill this dragon of yours without using a sword or a club." "You have my permission," answered the king.
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So Daniel took some tar, some fat, and some hair and boiled them all together. He made cakes out of the mixture and fed them to the dragon. When the dragon ate them, it swelled up and burst open. "That's the kind of thing you Babylonians worship," said Daniel.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.