NET Bible
"He inquired of Arioch the king’s deputy,“Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter."
— Daniel 2:15, NET Bible
“He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.”
“he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. ”
“he answered Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.”
“And he asked him that had received the orders of the king, why so cruel a sentence was gone forth from the face of the king. And when Arioch had told the matter to Daniel,”
“He made answer and said to Arioch, O captain of the king, why is the king's order so cruel? Then Arioch gave Daniel an account of the business.”
“He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.”
Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
So a decree went out, and the wise men were about to be executed. They also sought Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.
Then Daniel spoke with prudent counsel to Arioch, who was in charge of the king’s executioners and who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.
He inquired of Arioch the king’s deputy,“Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter.
So Daniel went in and requested the king to grant him time, that he might disclose the interpretation to the king.
Then Daniel went to his home and informed his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the matter.
He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.