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and on whatever point of wisdom or understanding he might question them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and soothsayers in his entire kingdom. Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus. (Daniel 1, 20)
On publication of the decree to have the sages killed, search was made for Daniel and his companions to have them put to death. (Daniel 2, 13)
Then, with shrewd and cautious words, Daniel approached Arioch, the king's chief executioner, when he was on his way to kill the Babylonian sages. (Daniel 2, 14)
To this royal official Arioch he said, 'Why has the king issued such a harsh decree?' Arioch explained matters to Daniel, (Daniel 2, 15)
and Daniel went off to ask the king for a stay of execution to give him the opportunity of revealing his interpretation to the king. (Daniel 2, 16)
Daniel then went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah what had happened, (Daniel 2, 17)
urging them to beg the God of heaven to show his mercy and explain the mysterious secret, so that Daniel and his friends might be spared the fate of the other Babylonian sages. (Daniel 2, 18)
The mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a night-vision, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven. (Daniel 2, 19)
This is what Daniel said: May the name of God be blessed for ever and ever, since wisdom and power are his alone. (Daniel 2, 20)
So Daniel went to see Arioch, whom the king had made responsible for putting the Babylonian sages to death. Going in, he said, 'Do not put the Babylonian sages to death. Take me into the king's presence and I will reveal the meaning to the king.' (Daniel 2, 24)
Arioch lost no time in bringing Daniel to the king. 'Among the exiles from Judah,' he said, 'I have discovered a man who can reveal the meaning to the king.' (Daniel 2, 25)
The king said to Daniel (who had been given the name Belteshazzar), 'Can you tell me what I dreamt and what it means?' (Daniel 2, 26)