Daniel 2:12-16

New American Standard Bible

¹² Because of this, the king became ^(A)angry and extremely furious, and he gave orders to kill all the wise men of Babylon. ¹³ So the ^[a]decree was issued that the wise men be killed; and they looked for ^(B)Daniel and his friends, to ^[b]kill them.

¹⁴ Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to ^(C)Arioch, the captain of the king’s ^[c]bodyguard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon; ¹⁵ he said to Arioch, the king’s officer, “For what reason is the decree from the king so harsh?” Then Arioch informed Daniel of the matter. ¹⁶ So Daniel went in and requested of the king that he would give him a grace period, so that he might declare the interpretation to the king.