22 (A)He reveals deep and secret things;
(B)He knows what is in the darkness,
And (C)light dwells with Him.

23 “I thank You and praise You,
O God of my fathers;
You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we (D)asked of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s [a]demand.”

Daniel Explains the Dream

24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:23 Lit. word

22 He makes known secrets that are deep and hidden;
    he knows what is hidden in darkness,
    and light is all around him.
23 I thank you and praise you, God of my ancestors,
    because you have given me wisdom and power.
You told me what we asked of you;
    you told us about the king’s dream.”

The Meaning of the Dream

24 Then Daniel went to Arioch, the man King Nebuchadnezzar had chosen to kill the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don’t put the wise men of Babylon to death. Take me to the king, and I will tell him what his dream means.”

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22 He reveals deep and hidden things;(A)
    he knows what lies in darkness,(B)
    and light(C) dwells with him.
23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors:(D)
    You have given me wisdom(E) and power,
you have made known to me what we asked of you,
    you have made known to us the dream of the king.(F)

Daniel Interprets the Dream

24 Then Daniel went to Arioch,(G) 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.”

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