¹⁷ Ja he toivat kiven ja panivat luolan ovelle: Sen painoi kuningas omalla sinetillänsä ja voimallistensa sinetillä, ettei kuninkaan tahto muutettaisi Danielia vastaan.

² Mutta ainoastaan se huoneenhaltiain seassa etsitään, että joku uskolliseksi löydettäisiin.

¹⁰ It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

¹¹ and Saul threw the spear; for he said, "I will pin David even to the wall!" David escaped from his presence twice.