23 “To You, O (A)God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise,
For You have given me (B)wisdom and power;
Even now You have made known to me what we (C)requested of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”

24 Therefore, Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and spoke to him as follows: “(D)Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon! Take me [a]into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

25 Then Arioch hurriedly (E)brought Daniel [b]into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the [c](F)exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king
  2. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king
  3. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of

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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