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11 It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king aexcept the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”  
12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought aDaniel and his companions, to kill them.  

God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

14 Then with counsel and wisdom Daniel answered Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon;
15 he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so1 urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.  
16 So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation.
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,
18 athat they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.  
19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel ain a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.  
20 Daniel answered and said:
a“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
bFor wisdom and might are His. 
21 And He changes athe times and the seasons;
bHe removes kings and raises up kings;
cHe gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding. 
22 aHe reveals deep and secret things;
bHe knows what is in the darkness,
And clight dwells with Him. 
23 “I thank You and praise You,
O God of my fathers;
You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we aasked of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s1 demand.”  

Daniel Explains the Dream

24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation.”
25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the1 captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.”  
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?”
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king.
28 aBut there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar bwhat will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these:  
29 As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; aand He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.  
Verse Comparison: Daniel 2:13

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American Standard Version
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Amplified® Bible
So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be killed, and [the officers] sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 2:12)

Darby English Version
And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

Good News Bible
So the order was issued for all of them to be killed, including Daniel and his friends.

King James Version
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

New American Standard Bible
So the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they looked for Daniel and his friends to kill {them.}

New International Version
So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.

New King James Version
So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the decree went forth that the wise men should become slain; and they looked for Daniel and his friends to kill them.

Revised Standard Version
So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain, and they sought Daniel and his companions, to slay them.

Young's Literal Translation
And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

New English Translation
So a decree went out, and the wise men were about1 to be executed. They also sought2 Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.


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