Daniel 2:15-17

New King James Version

¹⁵ he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so ^[a]urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.

¹⁶ So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation. ¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,