Daniel 2:16

I immediately went to talk to the king and requested that the king give me some time, so that I could find out what the dream was and what the dream meant.

Translation for Translators

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

15I asked Arioch, “Why has the king made such a harsh/terrible decree?” So Arioch told me all that had happened because of the king’s dream.

17Then I went home, and I told my friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:14If a king becomes angry, he may command that someone be executed, so wise people will try to cause him to be calm.

Daniel 2:9If you do not tell me what I dreamed, you will be punished. I think that you have all agreed to tell me lies and other wicked things, because you hope that I will change ◄ my mind/what I am thinking►. But tell me the dream, and then I will know that you can also tell me what it means.”

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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