16And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.


In Context

13 So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

14 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;

15 he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

16 And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

18 that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:16At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:16Daniel went in and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question and declare it to the king.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would shew the king the interpretation.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16and Daniel hath gone up, and sought of the king that he would give him time to shew the interpretation to the king.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation.