Daniel 2:16

Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would grant him time to reveal the solution to the king.

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Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

In Context

15And he asked him, who had received the orders of the king, for what reason such a cruel sentence had gone forth from the face of the king. And so, when Arioch had revealed the matter to Daniel,

17And he went into his house and explained the task to Hananiah, and Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:14The indignation of a king is a herald of death. And the wise man will appease it.

Daniel 2:9Therefore, if you do not reveal to me the dream, there is only one conclusion to be reached about you, that the interpretation is likewise false, and packed full of deception, so as to speak before me until the time passes away. And so, tell me the dream, so that I will also know that the interpretation that you tell me is likewise true.”

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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