Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: