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And the king arose early in the morning, and Daniel with him.
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And the king said: Are the seals whole, Daniel? And he answered: They are whole, O king.
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And as soon as he had opened the door, the king looked upon the table, and cried out with a loud voice: Great art thou, O Bel, and there is not any deceit with thee.
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And Daniel laughed: and he held the king that he should not go in: and he said: Behold the pavement, mark whose footsteps these are.
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And the king said: I see the footsteps of men, and women, and children. And the king was angry.
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Then he took the priests, and their wives, and their children: and they shewed him the private doors by which they came in, and consumed the things that were on the table.
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The king therefore put them to death, and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel: who destroyed him, and his temple.
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And there was a great dragon in that place, and the Babylonians worshipped him.
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And the king said to Daniel: Behold thou canst not say now, that this is not a living god: adore him therefore.
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And Daniel said: I adore the Lord my God: for he is the living God: but that is no living god.
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But give me leave, O king, and I will kill this dragon without sword or club. And the king said: I give thee leave.