Daniel 2:10-21
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10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
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11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
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12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
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13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
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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:
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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.
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16 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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17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
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18 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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19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
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20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
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21 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: