Daniel 2
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Daniel 2:24-30

24Thereupon, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to kill the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “1Do not kill the wise men of Babylon! Take me 2into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

25Then Arioch hurriedly 3brought Daniel 4into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the 56exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!” 26The king said to Daniel, whose name was 7Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation?” 27Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the secret about which the king has inquired, neither 8wise men, sorcerers, soothsayer priests, nor diviners are able to declare it to the king. 28However, there is a 9God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the 1011latter days. This was your dream and the 12visions 13in your mind while on your bed. 29As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts 14turned to what would take place 15in the future; and 16He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will take place. 30But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me 17for any 18wisdom 19residing in me more than in any other living person, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may understand the 20thoughts of your 21mind.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 2:24 Dan 2:12, 13; Acts 27:24 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 2:25 Gen 41:14 ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 2:25 Dan 1:6; 5:13; 6:13 ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 2:26 Dan 1:7; 4:8; 5:12 ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 2:27 Dan 2:2, 10, 11; 5:7, 8 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 2:28 Gen 40:8; 41:16; Dan 2:22, 45 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 2:28 Lit end of the days ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 2:28 Gen 49:1; Is 2:2; Dan 10:14; Mic 4:1 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 2:28 Dan 4:5 ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 2:28 Lit of your head ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 2:29 Lit came up ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 2:29 Lit after this ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 2:29 Dan 2:23, 47 ↩
  17. 17. Daniel 2:30 Or through ↩
  18. 18. Daniel 2:30 Gen 41:16; Dan 1:17 ↩
  19. 19. Daniel 2:30 Lit which is ↩
  20. 20. Daniel 2:30 Ps 139:2; Amos 4:13 ↩
  21. 21. Daniel 2:30 Lit heart ↩

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