Daniel 2:15
He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Hee answered and said to Arioch the Kings captaine, Why is the decree so hastie from the King? Then Arioch made the thing knowen to Daniel.
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Daniel 2:15
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.
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Sense 1: An authoritative order, statute, command, sentence, or settled determination. Sense 2: As a verb, to determine, ordain, or command by such authority.
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Quick; speedy; opposed to slow.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Recognized, understood, perceived, acknowledged, or made evident.
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2:14¶ Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
2:14¶ Then Daniel †answered with counsell and wisedome to Arioch the ‖captaine of the Kings guard, which was gone foorth to slay the wise men of Babylon.
2:15He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
2:15Hee answered and said to Arioch the Kings captaine, Why is the decree so hastie from the King? Then Arioch made the thing knowen to Daniel.
Selected passage2:16Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
2:16Then Daniel went in and desired of the King, that hee would giue him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
2:17Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
2:17Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing knowen to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah his companions:
2:18That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
2:18That they would desire mercies †of the God of heauen concerning this secret, that Daniel and his fellowes ‖should not perish with the rest of the Wise men of Babylon.