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.

Bel 1:6
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 1:7
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.

Bel 1:8
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
expences, ye shall die.

Bel 1:9
But if ye can certify me that Bel devoureth them, then
Daniel shall die: for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And
Daniel said unto the king, Let it be according to thy word.

Bel 1:10
Now the priests of Bel were threescore and ten, beside
their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the
temple of Bel.

Bel 1:11
So Bel's priests said, Lo, we go out: but thou, O king, set
on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast and
seal it with thine own signet;

Bel 1:12
And to morrow when thou comest in, if thou findest not that
Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death: or else Daniel,
that speaketh falsely against us.

Bel 1:13
And they little regarded it: for under the table they had
made a privy entrance, whereby they entered in continually, and
consumed those things.

Bel 1:14
So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before
Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and
those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of
the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and
sealed it with the king's signet, and so departed.

Bel 1:15
Now in the night came the priests with their wives and
children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drinck up
all.

Bel 1:16
In the morning betime the king arose, and Daniel with him.

Bel 1:17
And the king said, Daniel, are the seals whole? And he
said, Yea, O king, they be whole.

Bel 1:18
And as soon as he had opened the dour, the king looked upon
the table, and cried with a loud voice, Great art thou, O Bel,
and with thee is no deceit at all.

Bel 1:19
Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not
go in, and said, Behold now the pavement, and mark well whose
footsteps are these.

Bel 1:20
And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and
children. And th