Scripture · Old Testament
Daniel 2:8
Daniel 2:8 is verse 8 of Daniel chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.
King James Version
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
World English Bible
The king answered, “I know of a certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing has gone from me.
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Daniel 2:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible
6 But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”
7 They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”
8 The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.
9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”
10 The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ephesians 5:16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Colossians 4:5Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.