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Dan. 2:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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. He will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. (Dan. 3:17)

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1 Sam. 17:37• ³⁷And David said, Jehovah that 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 unto David, Go, and Jehovah be with thee. (1 Sam. 17:37)

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2 Tim. 4:17‑18• ¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of a lion's mouth.
¹⁸The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve for his heavenly kingdom; to whom [be] the glory unto the ages of the 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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they would.

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

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1 Sam. 17:37• ³⁷And David said, Jehovah that 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 unto 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 ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
¹⁷So 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:{HR}I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)

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Psa. 91:15• ¹⁵He shall call me, and I will answer him;{HR}With him [am] I in trouble;{HR}I will deliver him and glorify him. (Psa. 91:15)

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Prov. 3:5‑6• ⁵Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,{HR}And lean not unto thine own discernment;
⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him,{HR}And he shall make straight 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 hath sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard. Therefore lift up [thy] 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 show thee great and mighty 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 on hearing [it] with one accord lifted up [their] voice unto God and said, Master, thou [art] he that made heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all that in them [is];
²⁵who by [the] Holy Spirit, [by the] mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did Gentiles rage and peoples meditate vain things?
²⁶The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
²⁷For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered,
²⁸to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass.
²⁹And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word
³⁰while thou stretchest forth thy hand for healing, and that signs and wonders be done by the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
³¹And when they prayed, the place wherein they were gathered together was shaken; 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 taken, he also put in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the Passover to bring him forth unto the people. (Acts 12:4)

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Rom. 15:30• ³⁰Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, to strive with me in prayer for me to God, (Rom. 15:30)

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2 Tim. 4:17‑18• ¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of a lion's mouth.
¹⁸The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve for his heavenly kingdom; to whom [be] the glory unto the ages of the 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• ¹⁸Then shall ye 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• ⁹[the] Lord knoweth to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep unjust [men] for judgment-day 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)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.

JND Translation Notes

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

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)