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Daniel 2:17 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

Daniel 2:17

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15 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.

16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

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

18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

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Hananiah (Shadrach)

  • Daniel the prophet Daniel the prophet is a companion of Hananiah (Shadrach).
    Source: Daniel 2:17
    Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
    Read Daniel 2:17

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Mishael (Meshach)

  • Daniel the prophet Daniel the prophet is a companion of Mishael (Meshach).
    Source: Daniel 2:17
    Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
    Read Daniel 2:17

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Azariah (Abednego)

  • Daniel the prophet Daniel the prophet is a companion of Azariah (Abednego).
    Source: Daniel 2:17
    Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
    Read Daniel 2:17

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Related Verses

Daniel 2:30

"But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart."

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Daniel 1:11

"Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,"

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Daniel 3:12

"There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; 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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Daniel 1:6-7

"Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:"

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Daniel 2:49

"Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king."

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Malachi 3:16

"Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name."

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From This Chapter

Daniel 2:1

"And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him."

Daniel 2:2

"Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king."

Daniel 2:3

"And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream."

Daniel 2:4

"Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation."

Daniel 2:5

"The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill."

Daniel 2:6

"But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof."

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