Daniel 2:6

“because you have united to tell me an untrue and misleading answer, hoping the situation will change. So then, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me.”

Shares immediate context of the king's demand and suspicion

“Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men.”

Illustrates the fulfillment of the king's promise of rewards

“So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies, but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.”

Illustrates God's power to grant wisdom and bestow honor.