KJV King James Version
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Babylon:
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Daniel 2:14
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Babylon:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.
WEB World English Bible
Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon;
ASV American Standard Version
Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then Daniel hath replied with counsel and discretion to Arioch chief of the executioners of the king, who hath gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon.
Surrounding context — Daniel 2
11 And [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Babylon:
15 He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
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בֵּאדַ֣יִןH116 · e.da.yinthenדָּנִיֵּ֗אלH1841 · da.niy.yelDanielהֲתִיב֙H8421 · tuvto return: returnעֵטָ֣אH5843 · e.tacounselוּטְעֵ֔םH2942 · te.emcommandלְאַרְי֕וֹךְH746 · ar.yokhAriochרַב־H7229 · ravgreatטַבָּחַיָּ֖אH2877 · tab.bachguardsmanדִּ֣יH1768 · dithatמַלְכָּ֑אH4430 · me.lekhkingדִּ֚יH1768 · dithatנְפַ֣קH5312 · ne.phaqto go outלְקַטָּלָ֔הH6992 · qe.talto slayלְחַכִּימֵ֖יH2445 · chak.kimwiseבָּבֶֽל׃H895 · ba.velBabylon
Cross-references
Daniel 2:24Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise [men] of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise [men] of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, [and] captain of the guard.Jeremiah 52:12Now in the fifth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, which [was] the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, [which] served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,Jeremiah 52:14And all the army of the Chaldeans, that [were] with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.Ecclesiastes 9:13-18This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it [seemed] great unto me:2 Samuel 20:16-22Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.Jeremiah 39:9Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
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