Daniel 2:17

THE MESSAGE

Daniel then went home and told his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what was going on. He asked them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy in solving this mystery so that the four of them wouldn't be killed along with the whole company of Babylonian wise men.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Daniel went to his house and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about the matter,

Hebrew Names Version
Then Daniyel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananyah, Misha'el, and `Azaryah, his companions:

King James Version
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

English Standard Version
Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

New American Standard Bible
Then Daniel went to his house and informed his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, about the matter,

New Century Version
Then Daniel went to his house and explained the whole story to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

Amplified Bible
Then Daniel returned to his house and discussed the matter with Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

Geneva Bible (1587)
The Daniel went to his house & shewed the matter to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah his companions,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Daniel went to his house and informed his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, about the matter,

Berean Standard Bible
Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Contemporary English Version
Daniel returned home and told his three friends.

Complete Jewish Bible
Dani'el went home and made the matter known to Hananyah, Misha'el and ‘Azaryah, his companions;

Darby Translation
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;

Easy-to-Read Version
So Daniel went to his house. He explained the whole story to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

Good News Translation
Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened.

Lexham English Bible
Then Daniel went to his home, and he made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, his companions,

Literal Translation
Then Daniel went to his house and declared the thing to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and then came he home agayne & shewed the thinge vnto Ananias, Misael & Asarias his companios:

American Standard Version
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

Bible in Basic English
And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;

King James Version (1611)
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing knowen to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah his companions:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Daniel went to his house, and shewed the thing to Ananias, Misael, and Azarias, his companions:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So Daniel went into his house, and made known the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias, his friends.

English Revised Version
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

World English Bible
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he entride in to his hous, and schewide the nede to Ananye, and to Misael, and Asarie,

Update Bible Version
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

New English Translation
Then Daniel went to his home and informed his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the matter.

New King James Version
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

New Living Translation
Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened.

New Life Bible
Then Daniel went to his house and told his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, what had happened.

New Revised Standard
Then Daniel went to his home and informed his companions, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Daniel, to his own house, departed, - and, to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, made the matter known;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he went into his house, and told the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias, his companions:

Revised Standard Version
Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah, his companions,

Young's Literal Translation
Then Daniel to his house hath gone, and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, he hath made the thing known,

Contextual Overview

¹⁴When Arioch, chief of the royal guards, was making arrangements for the execution, Daniel wisely took him aside and quietly asked what was going on: "Why this all of a sudden?" After Arioch filled in the background, Daniel went to the king and asked for a little time so that he could interpret the dream. Daniel then went home and told his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what was going on. He asked them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy in solving this mystery so that the four of them wouldn't be killed along with the whole company of Babylonian wise men. That night the answer to the mystery was given to Daniel in a vision. Daniel blessed the God of heaven, saying, "Blessed be the name of God, forever and ever. He knows all, does all: He changes the seasons and guides history, He raises up kings and also brings them down, he provides both intelligence and discernment, He opens up the depths, tells secrets, sees in the dark—light spills out of him! God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise! You made me wise and strong. And now you've shown us what we asked for. You've solved the king's mystery." So Daniel went back to Arioch, who had been put in charge of the execution. He said, "Call off the execution! Take me to the king and I'll interpret his dream." Arioch didn't lose a minute. He ran to the king, bringing Daniel with him, and said, "I've found a man from the exiles of Judah who can interpret the king's dream!" The king asked Daniel (renamed in Babylonian, Belteshazzar), "Are you sure you can do this—tell me the dream I had and interpret it for me?" Daniel answered the king, "No mere human can solve the king's mystery, I don't care who it is—no wise man, enchanter, magician, diviner. But there is a God in heaven who solves mysteries, and he has solved this one. He is letting King Nebuchadnezzar in on what is going to happen in the days ahead. This is the dream you had when you were lying on your bed, the vision that filled your mind: "While you were stretched out on your bed, O king, thoughts came to you regarding what is coming in the days ahead. The Revealer of Mysteries showed you what will happen. But the interpretation is given through me, not because I'm any smarter than anyone else in the country, but so that you will know what it means, so that you will understand what you dreamed. "What you saw, O king, was a huge statue standing before you, striking in appearance. And terrifying. The head of the statue was pure gold, the chest and arms were silver, the belly and hips were bronze, the legs were iron, and the feet were an iron-ceramic mixture. While you were looking at this statue, a stone cut out of a mountain by an invisible hand hit the statue, smashing its iron-ceramic feet. Then the whole thing fell to pieces—iron, tile, bronze, silver, and gold, smashed to bits. It was like scraps of old newspapers in a vacant lot in a hot dry summer, blown every which way by the wind, scattered to oblivion. But the stone that hit the statue became a huge mountain, dominating the horizon. This was your dream. "And now we'll interpret it for the king. You, O king, are the most powerful king on earth. The God of heaven has given you the works: rule, power, strength, and glory. He has put you in charge of men and women, wild animals and birds, all over the world—you're the head ruler, you are the head of gold. But your rule will be taken over by another kingdom, inferior to yours, and that one by a third, a bronze kingdom, but still ruling the whole land, and after that by a fourth kingdom, ironlike in strength. Just as iron smashes things to bits, breaking and pulverizing, it will bust up the previous kingdoms. "But then the feet and toes that ended up as a mixture of ceramic and iron will deteriorate into a mongrel kingdom with some remains of iron in it. Just as the toes of the feet were part ceramic and part iron, it will end up a mixed bag of the breakable and unbreakable. That kingdom won't bond, won't hold together any more than iron and clay hold together. "But throughout the history of these kingdoms, the God of heaven will be building a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will this kingdom ever fall under the domination of another. In the end it will crush the other kingdoms and finish them off and come through it all standing strong and eternal. It will be like the stone cut from the mountain by the invisible hand that crushed the iron, the bronze, the ceramic, the silver, and the gold. "The great God has let the king know what will happen in the years to come. This is an accurate telling of the dream, and the interpretation is also accurate." When Daniel finished, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face in awe before Daniel. He ordered the offering of sacrifices and burning of incense in Daniel's honor. He said to Daniel, "Your God is beyond question the God of all gods, the Master of all kings. And he solves all mysteries, I know, because you've solved this mystery." Then the king promoted Daniel to a high position in the kingdom, lavished him with gifts, and made him governor over the entire province of Babylon and the chief in charge of all the Babylonian wise men. At Daniel's request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to administrative posts throughout Babylon, while Daniel governed from the royal headquarters. ¹⁶King Nebuchadnezzar's Dream In the second year of his reign, King Nebuchadnezzar started having dreams that disturbed him deeply. He couldn't sleep. He called in all the Babylonian magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and fortunetellers to interpret his dreams for him. When they came and lined up before the king, he said to them, "I had a dream that I can't get out of my mind. I can't sleep until I know what it means." The fortunetellers, speaking in the Aramaic language, said, "Long live the king! Tell us the dream and we will interpret it." The king answered the fortunetellers, "This is my decree: If you can't tell me both the dream itself and its interpretation, I'll have you ripped to pieces, limb from limb, and your homes torn down. But if you tell me both the dream and its interpretation, I'll lavish you with gifts and honors. So go to it: Tell me the dream and its interpretation." They answered, "If it please your majesty, tell us the dream. We'll give the interpretation." But the king said, "I know what you're up to—you're just playing for time. You know you're up a tree. You know that if you can't tell me my dream, you're doomed. I see right through you—you're going to cook up some fancy stories and confuse the issue until I change my mind. Nothing doing! First tell me the dream, then I'll know that you're on the up and up with the interpretation and not just blowing smoke in my eyes." The fortunetellers said, "Nobody anywhere can do what you ask. And no king, great or small, has ever demanded anything like this from any magician, enchanter, or fortuneteller. What you're asking is impossible unless some god or goddess should reveal it—and they don't hang around with people like us." That set the king off. He lost his temper and ordered the whole company of Babylonian wise men killed. When the death warrant was issued, Daniel and his companions were included. They also were marked for execution. When Arioch, chief of the royal guards, was making arrangements for the execution, Daniel wisely took him aside and quietly asked what was going on: "Why this all of a sudden?" After Arioch filled in the background, Daniel went to the king and asked for a little time so that he could interpret the dream. ¹⁷Daniel then went home and told his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what was going on. He asked them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy in solving this mystery so that the four of them wouldn't be killed along with the whole company of Babylonian wise men. ¹⁹That night the answer to the mystery was given to Daniel in a vision. Daniel blessed the God of heaven, saying, "Blessed be the name of God, forever and ever. He knows all, does all: He changes the seasons and guides history, He raises up kings and also brings them down, he provides both intelligence and discernment, He opens up the depths, tells secrets, sees in the dark—light spills out of him! God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise! You made me wise and strong. And now you've shown us what we asked for. You've solved the king's mystery."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hananiah: Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:11, Daniel 3:12

Reciprocal: Daniel 1:6 - Daniel Daniel 2:30 - but Daniel 2:49 - he set Malachi 3:16 - spake

Cross-References

Genesis 2:1
Heaven and Earth were finished, down to the last detail.

Genesis 2:10
A river flows out of Eden to water the garden and from there divides into four rivers. The first is named Pishon; it flows through Havilah where there is gold. The gold of this land is good. The land is also known for a sweet-scented resin and the onyx stone. The second river is named Gihon; it flows through the land of Cush. The third river is named Hiddekel and flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:18
God said, "It's not good for the Man to be alone; I'll make him a helper, a companion." So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn't find a suitable companion.

Genesis 2:21
God put the Man into a deep sleep. As he slept he removed one of his ribs and replaced it with flesh. God then used the rib that he had taken from the Man to make Woman and presented her to the Man.

Genesis 3:11
God said, "Who told you you were naked? Did you eat from that tree I told you not to eat from?"

Genesis 3:17
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."

Deuteronomy 30:15
Look at what I've done for you today: I've placed in front of you Life and Good Death and Evil.

Deuteronomy 30:19
I call Heaven and Earth to witness against you today: I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live. And love God , your God, listening obediently to him, firmly embracing him. Oh yes, he is life itself, a long life settled on the soil that God , your God, promised to give your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

1 Samuel 14:44
Saul said, "Yes. Jonathan most certainly will die. It's out of my hands—I can't go against God, can I?"

1 Samuel 22:16
The king said, "Death, Ahimelech! You're going to die—you and everyone in your family!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Daniel went to his house,.... Which Sanctius thinks was in the king's palace; very probably it might be near it, somewhere in the city of Babylon; for that it should be twenty miles from that city, as Benjamin of Tudela relates o, is not likely; since Arioch's orders reached to none but the wise men of Babylon, and where he sought for and found Daniel; hither he went, to be alone, and to seek the Lord in secret:

and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions; who either dwelt in the same house with him, or not far off; whom he sent for and acquainted with all that had passed, both between the king and the wise men, and the consequence of that; and between him and the king, and what promise he had made, relying on his God and theirs.

o Itinerarium, p. 76.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then Daniel went to his house - It is quite evident that he had obtained the object of his request, though this is not expressly mentioned. The king was undoubtedly, for the reasons above stated, willing that he should have a fair opportunity to try his skill in disclosing the mysterious secret.

And made the thing known to Hananiah ... - Made the whole matter known - the perplexity respecting the dream; the failure of the Chaldeans to interpret it; the decree; and his own petition to the king. They had a common interest in knowing it, as their lives were all endangered.