Bel and the Dragon 1:24
“And the king said vnto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this is of brasse? loe, he liueth, he eateth and drinketh, thou canst not say, that he is no liuing God: therefore worship him.”
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Bel and the Dragon 1:24 Context
22Therefore the king slewe them, and deliuered Bel into Daniels power, who destroyed him and his temple. 23And in that same place there was a great Dragon, which they of Babylon worshipped. 24And the king said vnto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this is of brasse? loe, he liueth, he eateth and drinketh, thou canst not say, that he is no liuing God: therefore worship him. 25Then said Daniel vnto the king, I will worship the Lord my God: for he is the liuing God. 26But giue me leaue, O king, and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staffe. The king sayde, I giue thee leaue.
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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.
- King James Version
And the king said to Daniel, "Will you also say that this is of brass? Lo, he lives, he eats and drinks; you cannot say that he is no living god; therefore, worship him."
- World English Bible