24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch,t whom the king had assigned to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He came and said to him, “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”u

25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the Judean exilesv who can let the king know the interpretation.”