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21
|Daniel 1:21|
And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
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1
|Daniel 2:1|
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep.
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2
|Daniel 2:2|
So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers [Or Chaldeans; also in verses 4, 5 and 10] to tell him what he had dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king,
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3
|Daniel 2:3|
he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.” [Or was]
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4
|Daniel 2:4|
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, [The text from here through is in Aramaic.] “O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
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5
|Daniel 2:5|
The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided: If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble.
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6
|Daniel 2:6|
But if you tell me the dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honour. So tell me the dream and interpret it for me.”
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7
|Daniel 2:7|
Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
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8
|Daniel 2:8|
Then the king answered, “I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realise that this is what I have firmly decided:
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9
|Daniel 2:9|
If you do not tell me the dream, there is just one penalty for you. You have conspired to tell me misleading and wicked things, hoping the situation will change. So then, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me.”
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