Bel 1:6

6 Then said the king unto him, "Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living god? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?"

Bel 1:6 In-Context

4 And the king worshiped it and went daily to adore it; but Daniel worshiped his own God. And the king said unto him, "Why dost not thou worship Bel?"

5 He answered and said, "Because I may not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, who hath created the heaven and the earth and hath sovereignty over all flesh."

6 Then said the king unto him, "Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living god? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?"

7 Then Daniel smiled and said, "O king, be not deceived; for this is but clay within and brass without, and did never eat or drink any thing.

8 So the king was wroth, and called for his priests and said unto them, "If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these expenses, ye shall die.