Bel and the Snake 1_1:8 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Then the king was angry and called the priests of Bel and said to them, “If you do not tell me who is eating these provisions, you shall die. Flere versionerGood News Translation (US Version) At this the king became angry and called in all seventy of the priests of Bel. He said to them, “I warn you that you will be put to death, unless you can show me that it is Bel who is eating these offerings. If you prove to me that it is Bel, then I will have Daniel put to death for claiming that Bel is not a god.” Daniel agreed to this proposal. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition This made the king angry. So he called in his priests and told them, “Prove to me that Bel is eating all this food! If you can't, then you will die. |