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23 To you, God of my ancestors, I give thanks and praise,
    because you have given me wisdom and power;
you have now revealed to me what we asked of you
    by making known to us what the king commanded.”

24 After this,[a] Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the advisors[b] of Babylon. He told him, “Don’t destroy the advisors[c] of Babylon. Bring me before the king and I’ll explain the meaning to him.”[d]

25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel into the king’s presence and informed him: “I’ve found a man from the Judean captives who will make known the meaning to the king.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:24 Lit. All on account of that
  2. Daniel 2:24 Lit. the wise men
  3. Daniel 2:24 Lit. the wise men
  4. Daniel 2:24 Lit. the king

23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors:(A)
    You have given me wisdom(B) and power,
you have made known to me what we asked of you,
    you have made known to us the dream of the king.(C)

Daniel Interprets the Dream

24 Then Daniel went to Arioch,(D) whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.”

25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles(E) from Judah(F) who can tell the king what his dream means.”

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