18. And Daniel laughed, and he held back the king, so that he would not enter, and he said, "Look at the pavement, notice whose footsteps these are."
19. And the king said, "I see the footsteps of men, and women, and children." And the king was angry.
20. Then he apprehended the priests, and their wives, and their sons, and they showed him the secret doors through which they entered and consumed the things that were on the table.
21. Therefore, the king slaughtered them and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel, who overturned him and his temple.
22. And there was a great dragon in that place, and the Babylonians worshipped him.
23. And the king said to Daniel, "Behold, now you cannot say that this is not a living god; therefore, adore him."
24. And Daniel said, "I adore the Lord, my God, for he is the living God. But that one is not a living god.