5. But the king said to the astrologers, “I am serious about this. If you don’t tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into heaps of rubble!
6. But if you tell me what I dreamed and what the dream means, I will give you many wonderful gifts and honors. Just tell me the dream and what it means!”
7. They said again, “Please, Your Majesty. Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”
8. The king replied, “I know what you are doing! You’re stalling for time because you know I am serious when I say,