When the order went out to kill the advisors, they searched for Daniel and his friends to kill them, too.

so Daniel went to ask Nebuchadnezzar for an appointment to see him, and it was granted him so that he could reveal the meaning to the king.

Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about the king's command.

After this, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the advisors of Babylon. He told him, "Don't destroy the advisors of Babylon. Bring me before the king and I'll explain the meaning to him."

I had a dream that made me afraid. The thoughts that went through my mind while in bed and the visions in my head terrified me.

Then these administrators and regional authorities went as a group to the king and said this, "Your majesty, live forever!

When Daniel learned that the written document had been signed, he went to an upstairs room in his house that had windows opened facing Jerusalem. Three times a day he would kneel down, pray, and give thanks to his God, just as he had previously done.

The conspirators then went as a group and found Daniel praying and seeking help before his God.

The king got up at dawn and went quickly to the lions' pit.

Then I, Daniel, was exhausted and ill for days, but afterward I got up and went about the king's business. Nevertheless, I was astonished by the vision, and could not understand it."