V.1-13 King Nebuchadnezzar apparently had this dream some time earlier and has now forgotten it. All the wise men of his vast empire can’t tell the meaning of his dream. But his mind is greatly troubled and he can’t sleep. He is so agitated that he orders all the wise men (probably all those of chapter 1) to be killed, Daniel included.
V.14-16 Daniel goes to the king and asks for time, and promises the interpretation. What does he do? The next two verses tell the answer.
V.19-23 What does Daniel do as soon as God tells him the dream and the meaning of it? Read it.
V.26 Daniel meets the king face to face. The king asks him if he is able to tell the mystery.
V.27-30 Who gets the credit for revealing the secret?