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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:1-13

We meet with a great difficulty in the date of this story; it is said to be in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 2:1. Now Daniel was carried to Babylon in his first year, and, it should seem, he was three years under tutors and governors before he was presented to the king, Dan. 1:5. How then could this happen in the second year? Perhaps, though three years were appointed for the education of other children, yet Daniel was so forward that he was taken into business when he... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:14-23

When the king sent for his wise men to tell them his dream, and the interpretation of it (Dan. 2:2), Daniel, it seems, was not summoned to appear among them; the king, though he was highly pleased with him when he examined him, and thought him ten times wiser than the rest of his wise men, yet forgot him when he had most occasion for him; and no wonder, when all was done in a heat, and nothing with a cool and deliberate thought. But Providence so ordered it; that the magicians being nonplussed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:7

They answered again, and said ,.... Or, a "second" F5 תנינות δευτερον , Sept.; "secundo", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; so Ar. time; repeating the same words, having nothing more to say: let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation thereof ; the first part was but right and reasonable, though the latter was mere boasting and arrogancy. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:8

The king answered and said, I know of certainty ,.... I see plainly and clearly what you are at, and am fully assured you mean nothing, but that ye would gain the time : or buy F6 די עדנא אנתון זבנין "quod tempus vos emitis", Pagninus, Munster; "ementes", Montanus; "vos tempus redimere", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. , or redeem time, as in Ephesians 5:16 , prolong time, put off the answer to longer time; spin out time, as people do in buying and selling; or have it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:9

But if ye will not make known unto me the dream ,.... For the present he does not insist upon the interpretation, only the dream itself, at least this is now only mentioned; concluding that if they could do the one, they could do the other, as is after observed: there is but one decree for you ; for them all; and that was the decree of death; which should never be revoked or mitigated, or the sentence be changed for another; but should certainly be executed, and in which they were all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:10

The Chaldeans answered before the King, and said ,.... As follows, in order to appease his wrath, and cool his resentment, and bring him to reason: there is not a man upon the earth can show the king's matter ; or, "upon the dry land" F7 על יבשתא "super aridam", Pagninus, Montanus; "super arida", Cocceius; "super arido", Michaelis. : upon the continent, throughout the whole world, in any country whatever; not one single man can be found, be he ever so wise and learned, that can... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:11

And it is a rare thing the king requireth , Meaning not scarce, or seldom heard of; for they had before asserted it never had been required; but that it was hard and difficult, yea, with them, and as they supposed with any other, impossible to be done: and there is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh ; these men own there was a God, though, they held, more than one; and the omniscience of God, though they seem to have no notion... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:12

For this cause the king was angry, and very furious ,.... Not only because they could not tell his dream, and the interpretation of it; but because they represented him as requiring a thing unreasonable and impossible, which had never been done by any potentate but himself, and could never be answered but by the gods: this threw him into an excess of wrath and fury; which in those tyrannical and despotic princes was exceeding great and terrible: and commanded to destroy all the wise men... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:13

And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain ,.... Or, "and the wise men were slain" F8 וחכימיא מתקטלין "et sapientes interficiebantur", Pagninus, Montanus, Munster, Piscator, Michaelis. , as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions render it; and so Saadiah: orders were given by the king to his proper officers, and his edict was published, and his will made known in the usual manner; upon which the wise men, at least some of them, were slain; very probably... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:14

Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom ,.... In a discreet manner, using soft words and gentle language, humbly and modestly inquiring what should be the meaning of all this. The Vulgate Latin version is, "he inquired of the law and decree" F9 התיב עטא וטעם "interrogavit de lege et decreto", V. L.; "super consilio", Munster, Calvin; "de eo consilio", Castalio. ; what was the reason of the king's orders, which this officer had in commission to execute; with which others... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:1-13

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:14-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:14

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