Bel and the Dragon 13-15

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¹³ They were unconcerned, for beneath the table they had made a hidden entrance through which they used to go in regularly and consume the provisions.^{(A) 14} After they had gone out, the king set out the food for Bel. Then Daniel ordered his servants to bring ashes, and they scattered them throughout the whole temple in the presence of the king alone. Then they went out, shut the door and sealed it with the king’s signet, and departed.^{(B) 15} During the night the priests came as usual, with their wives and children, and they ate and drank everything.