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Bel and the Dragon 1-3
Common English Bible
Bel and the Dragon 1-3
Common English Bible
Bel’s Secret
1 When King Astyages was buried with his ancestors, Cyrus the Persian took over his kingdom. 2 Daniel was a companion of the king, honored above all Cyrus’ political advisors.[a] 3 Now the Babylonians had an idol named Bel. Each day they supplied it with twelve bushels of fine flour, forty sheep, and sixty gallons[b] of wine.
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- Bel and the Dragon 1:2 Or Friends
- Bel and the Dragon 1:3 Gk metretai, a liquid measure of approximately ten gallons
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