14:18. 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.
14:19. And the king said: I see the footsteps of men, and women, and children. And the king was angry.
14:20. 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.
14:21. The king, therefore, put them to death, and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel: who destroyed him and his temple.
14:22. And there was a great dragon in that place, and the Babylonians worshipped him.
14:23. And the king said to Daniel: Behold, thou canst not say now, that this is not a living god: adore him, therefore.
14:24. And Daniel said: I adore the Lord, my God: for he is the living God: but that is no living god.
14:25. But give me leave, O king, and I will kill this dragon without sword or club. And the king said, I give thee leave.
14:26. Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and boiled them together: and he made lumps, and put them into the dragon's mouth, and the dragon burst asunder. And he said: Behold him whom you worship.
14:27. And when the Babylonians had heard this, they took great indignation: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Jew. He hath destroyed Bel, he hath killed the dragon, and he hath put the priests to death.