8 then when evening came, sweating and very weary, he came to the royal tent, around which the entire army of our ancestors was encamped. (WEB) 9 Now all the rest of them were at supper; (WEB) 10 but the king, being very much thirsty, although he had numerous springs, could not by their means quench his thirst; (WEB)
4 Maccabees 3:8–10
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Genesis 32:20–22
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1 Maccabees 4:3–5
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Bel and the Dragon 1:14–16
14 So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with th… (KJV)
Tobit 6:8–10
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Greek Daniel 14:14–16
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Psalms 78:29–31
29 So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved. 30 Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths, 31 God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.
Odes of Solomon 6:10–12
10 For it spread over the face of the whole earth, and filled everything: and all the thirsty upon earth were given to drink of it; (ODE) 11 And thirst was relieved and quenched: for from the Most High the draught was given. (ODE) 12 Blessed then are the ministers of that draught w… (ODE)
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