Daniel 2:18

that, tender compassion, they might seek from before the God of the heavens, concerning this secret,—that Daniel and his companions, might not be destroyed, with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 Daniel, to his own house, departed,—and, to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, made the matter known;

19Then, unto Daniel—in a vision of the night, the secret was revealed,—whereupon, Daniel, blessed the God of the heavens:

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Cross References

Genesis 18:28Peradventure there may lack, of the fifty righteous, five, Wilt thou destroy for five all the city? And he said, I will not destroy, if I find there forty and five.

Esther 4:15Then Esther commanded, to answer Mordecai:—

Psalms 91:15He shall call me, and I will answer him, With him, will, I, be, in distress, I will rescue him, and will honour him;

Proverbs 3:5Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:

Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me that I may answer thee,—and tell thee things great and inaccessible, which thou hast not known.

Malachi 3:18So shall ye return, and see the difference, between the righteous and the lawless,—between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him 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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