World English Bible
Daniel 2:18
“that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.”
Verse in context — Daniel 2
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Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show 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 companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
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Daniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
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