Daniel 2:16

Daniel went in and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question and declare it to the king.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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 that had received the orders of the king, why so cruel a sentence was gone forth from the face of the king. And when Arioch had told the matter to Daniel,

17And he went into his house, and told the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias his companions:

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : and the wise man will pacify it.

Daniel 2:9If therefore you tell me not the dream, there is one sentence concerning you, that you have also framed a lying interpretation, and full of deceit, to speak before me till the time pass away. Tell me therefore the dream, that I may know that you also give a true interpretation thereof.

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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