Susannah and her husband Joachim were well-to-do Jews in ancient Babylon. After Susannah spurned the advances of two Babylonian judges, they took revenge by accusing her of adultery, saying they had seen her lover with their own eyes. Their testimony was accepted without question, and Susannah was sentenced to death.

Before Susannah’s sentence could be carried out, Daniel presented himself, and claimed the right to interrogate the two judges. He caught them in an inconsistency in their stories, proving that they had made up Susanah’s alleged affair, and as soon as Susannah’s name had been cleared the judges were charged with perjury.

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