15. He asked Arioch, the officer of the king, “What is the reason for this harsh order from the king?” When Arioch told him,
16. Daniel went and asked for time from the king, that he might give him the interpretation.
17. Daniel went home and informed his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
18. that they might implore the mercy of the God of heaven in regard to this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.