Daniel 2:5

5 The king answered and said to 1the Chaldeans, "The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be 2torn limb from limb, 3and your 4houses shall be laid in ruins.

Daniel 2:5 In-Context

3 And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream."
4 Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,"O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, "The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins.
6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation."
7 They answered a second time and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation."

Cross References 4

  • 1. [See ver. 2 above]
  • 2. Daniel 3:29
  • 3. Daniel 3:29
  • 4. Ezra 6:11; [2 Kings 10:27]
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