Daniel 2:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house and ·explained the whole story [^Lmade the matter known] to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. ¹⁸ Daniel asked his friends to ·pray [ask] that the God of heaven would show them ·mercy [compassion] and help them understand this ·secret [mystery] so he and his friends would not ·be killed [perish] with the other wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹ During the night God ·explained [revealed] the ·secret [mystery] to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel ·praised [blessed] the God of heaven.