8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that you would gain the time, because you see the thing is gone from me.


In Context

5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if you will not make known to me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

6 But if you show the dream, and the interpretation thereof, you shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it.

8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that you would gain the time, because you see the thing is gone from me.

9 But if you will not make known to me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me the interpretation thereof.

10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man on the earth that can show the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

Daniel 2:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:8Then the king answered, "I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered, and said: I know for certain that you seek to gain time, since you know that the thing is gone from me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the word is gone forth from me;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of a certain that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered, I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8The king hath answered and said, 'Of a truth I know that time ye are gaining, because that ye have seen that the thing is gone from me,