Daniel 2:17
What does Daniel 2:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 2:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Then Daniel to his house hath gone, and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, he hath made the thing known,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he went into his house, and told the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias, his companions:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;
Context
v.16And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
v.17This passage
v.18that 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 1:11
Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
- Daniel 1:6
Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
- Daniel 3:12
There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
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