Daniel 2:13-15

New American Standard Bible

¹³ So the ^[a]decree was issued that the wise men be killed; and they looked for ^(A)Daniel and his friends, to ^[b]kill them.

¹⁴ Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to ^(B)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.