Daniel 2:17

And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:

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In The King James Version

Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

In Context

16And Daniel went in and made a request to the king to give him time and he would make clear the sense of his dream to the king.

18So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Cross References

Daniel 1:11Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

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 →

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