Daniel 2:18
So 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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17And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:
Cross References
Genesis 18:28If by chance there are five less than fifty upright men, will you give up all the town to destruction because of these five? And he said, I will not give it to destruction if there are forty-five.
Esther 4:15Then Esther sent them back to Mordecai with this answer:
Psalms 91:15When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
Proverbs 3:5Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.
Jeremiah 33:3Let your cry come to me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.
Malachi 3:18Then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of God from him who is not.
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 →