Daniel 2:16 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁶ And Dani’ĕl went in and asked the sovereign to give him time, and he would show the sovereign the interpretation.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And Daniel went in and desired of the king that he would set a date and give him time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Daniel went and asked the king to give him some time so he could explain the dream’s meaning to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would grant him time to reveal the solution to the king.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁶ And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.

Daniel 2:16 Cross References

Proverbs 16:14

The sovereign’s wrath is a messenger of death, But a wise man appeases it.

Daniel 2:15

he answered and said to Aryoḵ the sovereign’s officer, “Why is the decree from the sovereign so urgent?” So Aryoḵ made the decision known to Dani’ĕl.

Daniel 2:17

Then Dani’ĕl went to his house, and made the decision known to Ḥananyah, Misha’ĕl, and Azaryah, his companions,