Daniel 2:12-18

12The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed.

13And because of the king’s decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.

14When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion.

15He asked Arioch, “Why has the king issued such a harsh decree?” So Arioch told him all that had happened.

16Daniel went at once to see the king and requested more time to tell the king what the dream meant.

17Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened.

18He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon.