Daniel 14:8
New Revised Standard Version
Then the king was angry and called the priests of Bel and said to them, “If you do not tell me who is eating these provisions, you shall die.

New American Bible
Daniel said to the king, “Let it be as you say!” There were seventy priests of Bel, besides their wives and children.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if you can shew that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall die, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel said to the king: Be it done according to thy word.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But if you can shew that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall die, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel said to the king: Be it done according to thy word.

Daniel 14:6
Then Daniel smiled, and said: O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, neither hath he eaten at any time.

Daniel 14:7
And the king being angry, called for his priests, and said to them: If you tell me not who it is that eateth up these expenses, you shall die.

Daniel 14:9
Now the priests of Bel were seventy, beside their wives, and little ones, and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.

Daniel 14:10
And the priests of Bel said: Behold, we go out: and do thou, O king, set on the meats, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and seal it with thy own ring:

Context
Daniel 14
7And the king being angry, called for his priests, and said to them: If you tell me not who it is that eateth up these expenses, you shall die. 8But if you can shew that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall die, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel said to the king: Be it done according to thy word. 9Now the priests of Bel were seventy, beside their wives, and little ones, and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.…
Cross References
Daniel 14:6
Then Daniel smiled, and said: O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, neither hath he eaten at any time.

Daniel 14:7
And the king being angry, called for his priests, and said to them: If you tell me not who it is that eateth up these expenses, you shall die.

Daniel 14:9
Now the priests of Bel were seventy, beside their wives, and little ones, and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.

Daniel 14:10
And the priests of Bel said: Behold, we go out: and do thou, O king, set on the meats, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and seal it with thy own ring:



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