he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain: 'Wherefore is the decree so peremptory from the king?' Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
King James Version (KJV) - Daniel 2:15 >He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Daniel 2:15 >“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.