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The Book of Daniel, Chapter 2, Verse 13

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For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon.
King James Version
And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
American Standard Version
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
New English Translation
So a decree went out, and the wise men were about to be executed. They also sought Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.
World English Bible
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
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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:
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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.
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Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
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Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
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That 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.
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Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
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Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
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And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
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He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what [is] in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
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I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now] made known unto us the king's matter.