Daniel 2 · Verse 17

Daniel 2:17

Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
Daniel 2:17, King James Version

Daniel 2:17 in other translations

BSBThen Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
WEBThen Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
ASVThen Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
YLTThen Daniel to his house hath gone, and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, he hath made the thing known,
DARBYThen Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;
BBEAnd Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:
WebsterThen Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

What does Daniel 2:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. Here appears the reason why Daniel sought "time" (Da 2:16), namely he wished to engage his friends to join him in prayer to God to reveal the dream to him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 2:14-23

Daniel humbly prayed that God would discover to him the king's dream, and the meaning of it. Praying friends are valuable friends; and it well becomes the greatest and best men to desire the prayers of others. Let us show that we value our friends, and their prayers. They were particular in prayer. And whatever we pray for, we can expect nothing but as the gift of God's mercies. God gives us leave in prayer to tell…

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Daniel 2:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinthenH116
דָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelDanielH1841
לְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.Tehto house hisH1005
אֲזַ֑ל'a.Zalhe wentH236
וְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahand to HananiahH2608
מִֽישָׁאֵ֧לmi.sha.'ElMishaelH4333
וַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.Yahand AzariahH5839
חַבְר֖וֹהִיchav.Ro.hicompanions hisH2269
מִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'matter theH4406
הוֹדַֽע\׃ho.Da'he made knownH3046

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 2:17

  • Daniel 3:12

    There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

  • Daniel 1:11

    Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

  • Daniel 1:6-7

    Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed–nego.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hananiah.
1:7,11; 3:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 2:16

    Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

  • Daniel 2:17

    Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

  • Daniel 2:18

    That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Daniel 2:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Fuése luego Daniel á su casa, y declaró el negocio á Ananías, Misael, y Azarías, sus compañeros,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Alors Daniel s’en alla à sa maison et fit connaître la chose à Hanania, Mishaël et Azaria, ses compagnons,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Hierauf ging Daniel in sein Haus; und er tat die Sache seinen Genossen Hananja, Misael und Asarja kund,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ingressus est domum suam, Ananiæque et Misaëli et Azariæ, sociis suis, indicavit negotium,