Daniel 2:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ So Daniel went to King Nebuchadnezzar and asked for ·an appointment [or some time] so that he could tell the king what his dream meant.

¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house and ·explained the whole story [^Lmade the matter known] to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. ¹⁸ Daniel asked his friends to ·pray [ask] that the God of heaven would show them ·mercy [compassion] and help them understand this ·secret [mystery] so he and his friends would not ·be killed [perish] with the other wise men of Babylon.