Daniel 2:18
that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
19Then the secret was shown to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Cross References
Genesis 18:28Perhaps there shall lack five of the fifty righteous men. Will thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty-five.
Esther 4:15Then Esther bade them return answer to Mordecai,
Psalms 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
Proverbs 3:5Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
Jeremiah 33:3Call to me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou know not.
Malachi 3:18Then ye shall return and discern between the righteous man and the wicked man, between him who serves God and him who does not serve him.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:15-24
The Dream Revealed to Daniel; Daniel's Thanksgiving. ( b. c. 603.) 14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 2.15 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house,… Read the whole commentary →