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here was cruel work committed to him; what moved the king’s grace to be so absolute? And, when Arioch had made all clear to him, (Daniel 2, 15)
into the king’s presence he went, asking for more time to answer the royal question. (Daniel 2, 16)
God of our fathers, I give thee thanks and praise for thus enabling, thus enlightening me; for prayer answered, doubt resolved, and the king’s thought revealed. (Daniel 2, 23)
With that, he betook himself to Arioch, that was to slay the wise men, and made suit to him, slay the wise men he should not. Thou hast but to take me into the king’s presence, said he, and the riddle shall be read. (Daniel 2, 24)
Is this true? the king asked of Daniel. Canst thou, Baltassar, tell me the dream and its meaning both? (Daniel 2, 26)
And Daniel spoke out in the royal presence, Never wizard or sage, never diviner or prophet, that can give the king’s grace an answer! (Daniel 2, 27)
But there is a God in heaven, king Nabuchodonosor, that makes hidden things plain; he it is that has sent thee warning of what must befall long hence. Let me tell thee what thy dream was, what visions disturbed thy sleep. (Daniel 2, 28)
As thou wast lying there abed, my lord king, thy thoughts still turned on future times; and he that makes hidden things plain revealed to thee what the pattern of those times should be. (Daniel 2, 29)
If the secret was disclosed to me also, it is not that I have wisdom beyond the wont of living men; I was but the instrument by which the meaning of it was to be made known, and a king’s thoughts unravelled. (Daniel 2, 30)
So much for the dream, and now we that know the secret of it✻ will tell the king’s grace what it means. (Daniel 2, 36)
This is that stone thou sawest none ever quarried, that fell from the mountain-side, bringing clay and iron and bronze and silver and gold to nothing; this was a revelation the king’s grace had from the most high God himself of what must come about; true was thy dream, and this, past doubt, the meaning of it. (Daniel 2, 45)
With that, king Nabuchodonosor bowed down face to earth, and made Daniel reverence; ay, he would have sacrifice offered to him, and incense, (Daniel 2, 46)
