Daniel 2:18
“That they would desire mercies of the God of heauen concerning this secret, that Daniel and his fellowes should not perish with the rest of the Wise men of Babylon.”
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Daniel 2:18 Context
16Then Daniel went in and desired of the King, that hee would giue him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. 17Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing knowen to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah his companions: 18That they would desire mercies of the God of heauen concerning this secret, that Daniel and his fellowes should not perish with the rest of the Wise men of Babylon. 19¶ Then was the secret reuealed vnto Daniel in a night vision: then Daniel blessed the God of heauen. 20Daniel answered and said; Blessed be the name of God for euer and euer: for wisedome and might are his:
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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.
- King James Version
so that they might request compassion from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
- New American Standard Version (1995)