Daniel 2:18

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,

urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

19 During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven

20 and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
KJV
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
WEB
that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
ASV
that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
DARBY
that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
BLB
and he sought mercies from before the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions should perish not with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
ÅB
for at de skulle be himmelens Gud at han i sin barmhjertighet ville åpenbare denne hemmelighet, så at ikke Daniel og hans medbrødre skulle bli drept sammen med Babels andre vismenn.
OTB
og oppfordret dem til å søke nåde fra himmelens Gud angående dette mysteriet, så han og hans venner ikke skulle omkomme med resten av de vise mennene i Babylon.
B1930
forat de skulde bede himmelens Gud at han i sin barmhjertighet vilde åpenbare denne hemmelighet, så at ikke Daniel og hans medbrødre skulde bli drept sammen med Babels andre vismenn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 33:3

    Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

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  • Matthew 18:19

    Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

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  • Psalms 50:15

    Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

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  • Psalms 91:15

    When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

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  • Matthew 18:12

    What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

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  • Genesis 18:28

    suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”

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  • 2 Timothy 4:17–18

    But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

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  • Isaiah 37:4

    Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”

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