Daniel 2:24-26

Expanded Bible

The Meaning of the Dream

²⁴ Then Daniel went to Arioch, the man King Nebuchadnezzar had ·chosen [assigned; delegated] to ·kill [put to death; destroy] the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don’t ·put the wise men of Babylon to death [kill/destroy the wise men of Babylon]. Take me to the king, and I will ·tell him what his dream means [^Lgive him its interpretation].”

²⁵ Very quickly Arioch took Daniel to the king and said, “I have found a man among the ·captives [^Lsons of the exiles] from Judah who can tell the king ·what his dream means [its interpretation].”

²⁶ The king asked Daniel, ·who was also called [^Lwhose name was] Belteshazzar [1:7], “Are you able to tell me what I dreamed and ·what it means [its interpretation]?”