Daniel 2:15
“Hee answered and said to Arioch the Kings captaine, Why is the decree so hastie from the King? Then Arioch made the thing knowen to Daniel.”
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Daniel 2:15 Context
13And the decree went foorth that the wise men should be slaine, and they sought Daniel and his fellowes to be slaine. 14¶ Then Daniel answered with counsell and wisedome to Arioch the captaine of the Kings guard, which was gone foorth to slay the wise men of Babylon. 15Hee answered and said to Arioch the Kings captaine, Why is the decree so hastie from the King? Then Arioch made the thing knowen to Daniel. 16Then Daniel went in and desired of the King, that hee would giue him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. 17Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing knowen to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah his companions:
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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.
- King James Version
he said to Arioch, the king's commander, "For what reason is the decree from the king {so} urgent? Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter."
- New American Standard Version (1995)