Daniel 2:18

I urged them to ask God, who lives/rules in heaven, to have mercy on us by telling us the secret meaning of what the king dreamed, in order that we and the other wise men in Babylon would not be executed.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

In Context

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

19And that night God gave to me a vision in which he revealed the secret. Then I praised God,

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Cross References

Genesis 18:28But what will you do if there are only 45 righteous people? Will you destroy everyone in the whole city because there are only 45 and not 50 righteous people?” Yahweh replied, “I will not destroy it if I find that there are 45 righteous people.”

Esther 4:15Then after Hathach told this to Esther, she told him to return to Mordecai and say this to him:

Psalms 91:15When they call out to me, I will answer them. I will help them when they are experiencing trouble; I will rescue them and honor them.

Proverbs 3:5Trust in Yahweh completely, and do not rely on what you yourself understand.

Jeremiah 33:3Call out to me, and then I will tell you great and wonderful things that you have not known before.’

Malachi 3:18When that happens, you will again see that the manner in which I treat righteous people is different from the manner in which I treat wicked people. You will see that the manner in which I act toward those who serve me is different from the manner in which I act toward those who do 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 →

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