Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Here appears the reason why Daniel sought "time" (Daniel 2:16) - namely, he wished to engage his friends to join him in prayer to God to reveal the dream to him.