20. “I see the footprints of men, women and children,” said the king,
21. and he became so angry that he had the priests and their families arrested and brought to him. They showed him the secret doors through which they had come in each night to eat the food placed on the table.
22. So the king had the priests put to death, and he gave Bel to Daniel, who destroyed the idol and tore down its temple.
23. There was also a huge dragon which the Babylonians worshipped.
24. One day the king said to Daniel, “You can't tell me that this god is not alive. So worship him!”
25. “I worship the Lord,” replied Daniel. “He is the only living God.