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

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Dan. 3:17• ¹⁷If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thy hand, O king. (Dan. 3:17)

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1 Sam. 17:37• ³⁷And David said, Jehovah who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and Jehovah be with thee. (1 Sam. 17:37)

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2 Tim. 4:17‑18• ¹⁷But the Lord stood with me, and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all those of the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.
¹⁸The Lord shall deliver me from every wicked work, and shall preserve me for his heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory for the ages of ages. Amen. (2 Tim. 4:17‑18)

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from before.

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or, they should not destroy Daniel.

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Dan. 3:17• ¹⁷If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thy hand, O king. (Dan. 3:17)

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1 Sam. 17:37• ³⁷And David said, Jehovah who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and Jehovah be with thee. (1 Sam. 17:37)

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Esther 4:15‑17• ¹⁵And Esther bade to answer Mordecai:
¹⁶Go, gather together all the Jews that are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise, and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.
¹⁷And Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. (Esther 4:15‑17)

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Psa. 50:15• ¹⁵And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)

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Psa. 91:15• ¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. (Psa. 91:15)

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Prov. 3:5‑6• ⁵Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
⁶in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths. (Prov. 3:5‑6)

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Isa. 37:4• ⁴It may be Jehovah thy God will hear the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left. (Isa. 37:4)

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Jer. 33:3• ³Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and I will shew thee great and hidden things, which thou knowest not. (Jer. 33:3)

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Matt. 18:12,19• ¹²What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?
¹⁹Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in the heavens. (Matt. 18:12,19)

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Acts 4:24‑31• ²⁴And they, having heard it, lifted up their voice with one accord to God, and said, Lord, *thou* art the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
²⁵who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have the nations raged haughtily and the peoples meditated vain things?
²⁶The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.
²⁷For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city
²⁸to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass.
²⁹And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,
³⁰in that thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and that signs and wonders take place through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
³¹And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness. (Acts 4:24‑31)

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Acts 12:4• ⁴whom having seized he put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the passover to bring him out to the people. (Acts 12:4)

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Rom. 15:30• ³⁰But I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in prayers for me to God; (Rom. 15:30)

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2 Tim. 4:17‑18• ¹⁷But the Lord stood with me, and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all those of the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.
¹⁸The Lord shall deliver me from every wicked work, and shall preserve me for his heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory for the ages of ages. Amen. (2 Tim. 4:17‑18)

of the God of heaven.

Chal. from before God.

Daniel and hisfellows should not perish.

or, they should not destroy Daniel, etc.

Gen. 18:28• ²⁸Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five? And he said, If I shall find forty-five there, I will not destroy it. (Gen. 18:28)

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Mal. 3:18• ¹⁸And ye shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. (Mal. 3:18)

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2 Peter 2:9• ⁹the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished; (2 Peter 2:9)

• It is the first instance of united prayer recorded in scripture....Dependence on God in secret is the means of all power in life and testimony, and, it may be added, of courage in the presence of man and of Satan’s power. (“Daniel 2” by E. Dennett)

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that they would desire mercies of the Godg of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Elah, corresponding to the Hebrew Eloah; and so throughout to end of ch. 7.