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So it came to pass after they were gone out, the king set the meats before Bel: and Daniel commanded his servants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them all over the temple before the king: and going forth they shut the door, and having sealed it with the king's ring, they departed.
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But the priests went in by night, according to their custom, with their wives and their children: and they ate and drank up all.
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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.