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Therefore the king slew them, and delivered Bel into Daniel's power, who destroyed him and
his temple.
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And in that same place there was a great dragon, which they of Babylon worshipped.
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And the king said unto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this is of brass? lo, he liveth, he eateth
and drinketh; thou canst not say that he is no living god: therefore worship him.
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Then said Daniel unto the king, I will worship the Lord my God: for he is the living God.
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But give me leave, O king, and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staff. The king said,
I give thee leave.
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Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did seethe them together, and made lumps
thereof: this he put in the dragon's mouth, and so the dragon burst in sunder : and Daniel said, Lo,
these are the gods ye worship.
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When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and conspired against the king,
saying, The king is become a Jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the dragon, and put the
priests to death.
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So they came to the king, and said, Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thine
house.
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Now when the king saw that they pressed him sore, being constrained, he delivered Daniel
unto them:
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Who cast him into the lions' den: where he was six days.
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And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given them every day two carcases, and
two sheep: which then were not given to them, to the intent they might devour Daniel.
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Now there was in Jewry a prophet, called Habbacuc, who had made pottage, and had broken
bread in a bowl, and was going into the field, for to bring it to the reapers.
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But the angel of the Lord said unto Habbacuc, Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon
unto Daniel, who is in the lions' den.
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And Habbacuc said, Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I know where the den is.
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Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and
through the vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over the den.
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And Habbacuc cried, saying, O Daniel, Daniel, take the dinner which God hath sent thee.
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And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God: neither hast thou forsaken them that
seek thee and love thee.
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So Daniel arose, and did eat: and the angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own place again
immediately.
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Upon the seventh day the king went to bewail Daniel: and when he came to the den, he looked
in, and behold, Daniel was sitting.
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Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art Lord God of Daniel, and there is none
other beside thee.
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