Daniel 2:16
“Then Daniel went in and desired of the King, that hee would giue him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.”
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Daniel 2:16 Context
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: 18That they would desire mercies of the God of heauen concerning this secret, that Daniel and his fellowes should not perish with the rest of the Wise men of Babylon.
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Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
- King James Version
So Daniel went in and requested of the king that he would give him time, in order that he might declare the interpretation to the king.
- New American Standard Version (1995)