Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise [men] of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise [men] of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Ver. 24. Destroy not the wise men of Babylon.] Who yet wished Daniel destroyed. This was a noble kind of revenge, to "overcome evil with good."