Bel and the Snake 1:14

14 But Daniel ordered his servants to bring ashes and sprinkle the whole temple, with only the king watching. Then everyone went out, locked the door, sealed it with the king''s seal, and left.

Bel and the Snake 1:14 In-Context

12 The priests weren''t worried because they had made a hidden entrance under the table, which they regularly used to enter to eat everything.)
13 When the priests went out, the king set out Bel''s food.
14 But Daniel ordered his servants to bring ashes and sprinkle the whole temple, with only the king watching. Then everyone went out, locked the door, sealed it with the king''s seal, and left.
15 The priests came that night, as usual, with their wives and children, and ate and drank everything.
16 The king and Daniel got up very early the next morning.
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