Daniel 2:1-8

1 During Nebuchadnezzar's second year as king, he had dreams that bothered him and kept him awake at night.
2 So the king called for his fortune-tellers, magicians, wizards, and wise men, because he wanted them to tell him what he had dreamed. They came in and stood in front of the king.
3 Then the king said to them, "I had a dream that bothers me, and I want to know what it means."
4 The wise men answered the king in the Aramaic language, "O king, live forever! Please tell us, your servants, your dream. Then we will tell you what it means."
5 King Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "I meant what I said. You must tell me the dream and what it means. If you don't, I will have you torn apart, and I will turn your houses into piles of stones.
6 But if you tell me my dream and its meaning, I will reward you with gifts and great honor. So tell me the dream and what it means."
7 Again the wise men said to the king, "Tell us, your servants, the dream, and we will tell you what it means."
8 King Nebuchadnezzar answered, "I know you are trying to get more time, because you know that I meant what I said.
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