Bel and the Snake 1:9

9 Daniel said to the king,"That''s fair enough." Now Bel had seventy priests plus their wives and children.

Bel and the Snake 1:9 In-Context

7 Daniel laughed and said, "Don''t be taken in, Your Majesty! This is clay on the inside and brass on the outside. It hasn''t eaten or drunk anything, ever!"

8 Furious, the king called for his priests. He said to them,"If you don''t tell me who eats these provisions, you die! But if you can prove that Bel eats them, Daniel will die for insulting Bel."

9 Daniel said to the king,"That''s fair enough." Now Bel had seventy priests plus their wives and children.

10 The king went with Daniel to Bel''s temple.

11 Bel''s priests said, "We''re going outside now. Your Majesty, you set out the food and mix the wine. Lock the door and seal it with your own seal. Early tomorrow, if you don''t find that Bel has eaten everything, you can kill us. Otherwise, kill Daniel for lying about us!" (