Daniel 2:14
“¶ Then Daniel answered with counsell and wisedome to Arioch the captaine of the Kings guard, which was gone foorth to slay the wise men of Babylon.”
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Daniel 2:14 Context
12For this cause the King was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13And the decree went foorth that the wise men should be slaine, and they sought Daniel and his fellowes to be slaine. 14¶ Then Daniel answered with counsell and wisedome to Arioch the captaine of the Kings guard, which was gone foorth to slay the wise men of Babylon. 15Hee answered and said to Arioch the Kings captaine, Why is the decree so hastie from the King? Then Arioch made the thing knowen to Daniel. 16Then Daniel went in and desired of the King, that hee would giue him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
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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:
- King James Version
Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to Arioch, the captain of the king's bodyguard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;
- New American Standard Version (1995)