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Daniel 2:16

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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.

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  1. Daniel 2:14

    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:

  2. Daniel 2:15

    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.

  3. Daniel 2:17

    Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

  4. Daniel 2:18

    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.

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