He asked the king’s officer, “Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?” Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel.
When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact.
At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him.
The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,
As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”