Apocrypha: Daniel Kills The Dragon
Now in that place there was a great dragon, which
the Babylonians revered. 24 The king said to Daniel,
‘You cannot deny that this is a living god; so worship
him.’ 25 Daniel said, ‘I worship the Lord my God, for he is the
living God. 26 But give me permission, O king, and I will kill
the dragon without sword or club.’ The king said, ‘I give you
permission.’
27 Then Daniel took pitch, fat, and hair, and boiled them
together and made cakes, which he fed to the dragon. The
dragon ate them, and burst open. Then Daniel said, ‘See
what you have been worshipping!’
28 When the Babylonians heard about it, they were very
indignant and conspired against the king, saying, ‘The king
has become a Jew; he has destroyed Bel, and killed the
dragon, and slaughtered the priests.’ 29 Going to the king,
they said, ‘Hand Daniel over to us, or else we will kill you and
your household.’ 30 The king saw that they were pressing
him hard, and under compulsion he handed Daniel over to
them.
31 They threw Daniel into the lions’ den, and he was there
for six days. 32 There were seven lions in the den, and every
day they had been given two human bodies and two sheep;
but now they were given nothing, so that they would devour
Daniel.
33 Now the prophet Habakkuk was in Judea; he had made
a stew and had broken bread into a bowl, and was going
into the field to take it to the reapers. 34 But the angel of
the Lord said to Habakkuk, ‘Take the food that you have to
Babylon, to Daniel, in the lions’ den.’ 35 Habakkuk said, ‘Sir, I
have never seen Babylon, and I know nothing about the den.’
36 Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown of his
head and carried him by his hair; with the speed of the wind
he set him down in Babylon, right over the den.
37 Then Habakkuk shouted, ‘Daniel, Daniel! Take the food
that God has sent you.’ 38 Daniel said, ‘You have remembered
me, O God, and have not forsaken those who love you.’ 39
So Daniel got up and ate. And the angel of God immediately
returned Habakkuk to his own place.
40 On the seventh day the king came to mourn for Daniel.
When he came to the den he looked in, and there sat Daniel!
41 The king shouted with a loud voice, ‘You are great, O Lord,
the God of Daniel, and there is no other besides you!’ 42 Then
he pulled Daniel out, and threw into the den those who had
attempted his destruction, and they were instantly eaten
before his eyes.
Apocrypha: Daniel Kills The Dragon
Now in that place there was a great dragon, which
the Babylonians revered. 24 The king said to Daniel,
‘You cannot deny that this is a living god; so worship
him.’ 25 Daniel said, ‘I worship the Lord my God, for he is the
living God. 26 But give me permission, O king, and I will kill
the dragon without sword or club.’ The king said, ‘I give you
permission.’
27 Then Daniel took pitch, fat, and hair, and boiled them
together and made cakes, which he fed to the dragon. The
dragon ate them, and burst open. Then Daniel said, ‘See
what you have been worshipping!’
28 When the Babylonians heard about it, they were very
indignant and conspired against the king, saying, ‘The king
has become a Jew; he has destroyed Bel, and killed the
dragon, and slaughtered the priests.’ 29 Going to the king,
they said, ‘Hand Daniel over to us, or else we will kill you and
your household.’ 30 The king saw that they were pressing
him hard, and under compulsion he handed Daniel over to
them.
31 They threw Daniel into the lions’ den, and he was there
for six days. 32 There were seven lions in the den, and every
day they had been given two human bodies and two sheep;
but now they were given nothing, so that they would devour
Daniel.
33 Now the prophet Habakkuk was in Judea; he had made
a stew and had broken bread into a bowl, and was going
into the field to take it to the reapers. 34 But the angel of
the Lord said to Habakkuk, ‘Take the food that you have to
Babylon, to Daniel, in the lions’ den.’ 35 Habakkuk said, ‘Sir, I
have never seen Babylon, and I know nothing about the den.’
36 Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown of his
head and carried him by his hair; with the speed of the wind
he set him down in Babylon, right over the den.
37 Then Habakkuk shouted, ‘Daniel, Daniel! Take the food
that God has sent you.’ 38 Daniel said, ‘You have remembered
me, O God, and have not forsaken those who love you.’ 39
So Daniel got up and ate. And the angel of God immediately
returned Habakkuk to his own place.
40 On the seventh day the king came to mourn for Daniel.
When he came to the den he looked in, and there sat Daniel!
41 The king shouted with a loud voice, ‘You are great, O Lord,
the God of Daniel, and there is no other besides you!’ 42 Then
he pulled Daniel out, and threw into the den those who had
attempted his destruction, and they were instantly eaten
before his eyes.
Now in that place there was a great dragon, which
the Babylonians revered. 24 The king said to Daniel,
‘You cannot deny that this is a living god; so worship
him.’ 25 Daniel said, ‘I worship the Lord my God, for he is the
living God. 26 But give me permission, O king, and I will kill
the dragon without sword or club.’ The king said, ‘I give you
permission.’
27 Then Daniel took pitch, fat, and hair, and boiled them
together and made cakes, which he fed to the dragon. The
dragon ate them, and burst open. Then Daniel said, ‘See
what you have been worshipping!’
28 When the Babylonians heard about it, they were very
indignant and conspired against the king, saying, ‘The king
has become a Jew; he has destroyed Bel, and killed the
dragon, and slaughtered the priests.’ 29 Going to the king,
they said, ‘Hand Daniel over to us, or else we will kill you and
your household.’ 30 The king saw that they were pressing
him hard, and under compulsion he handed Daniel over to
them.
31 They threw Daniel into the lions’ den, and he was there
for six days. 32 There were seven lions in the den, and every
day they had been given two human bodies and two sheep;
but now they were given nothing, so that they would devour
Daniel.
33 Now the prophet Habakkuk was in Judea; he had made
a stew and had broken bread into a bowl, and was going
into the field to take it to the reapers. 34 But the angel of
the Lord said to Habakkuk, ‘Take the food that you have to
Babylon, to Daniel, in the lions’ den.’ 35 Habakkuk said, ‘Sir, I
have never seen Babylon, and I know nothing about the den.’
36 Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown of his
head and carried him by his hair; with the speed of the wind
he set him down in Babylon, right over the den.
37 Then Habakkuk shouted, ‘Daniel, Daniel! Take the food
that God has sent you.’ 38 Daniel said, ‘You have remembered
me, O God, and have not forsaken those who love you.’ 39
So Daniel got up and ate. And the angel of God immediately
returned Habakkuk to his own place.
40 On the seventh day the king came to mourn for Daniel.
When he came to the den he looked in, and there sat Daniel!
41 The king shouted with a loud voice, ‘You are great, O Lord,
the God of Daniel, and there is no other besides you!’ 42 Then
he pulled Daniel out, and threw into the den those who had
attempted his destruction, and they were instantly eaten
before his eyes.