Daniel 2:15

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Daniel 2:15

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

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ASV

American Standard Version

he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

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Daniel 2

¹³ So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

¹⁴ When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.

¹⁵ “Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

¹⁶ So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.

¹⁷ Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

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