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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
answered	עָנֵ֣ה 'a.Neh	H6032	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
said	וְאָמַ֗ר ve.'a.Mar	H560	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
Arioch	לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙ le.'ar.yoKh	H746	Arjok · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
king’s	מַלְכָּ֔א mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
captain	שַׁלִּיטָ֣א sha.li.Ta'	H7990	mighty · adjective, both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
Why	מָ֥ה mah	H4101	properly · interrogative pronoun
decree	דָתָ֛א da.Ta'	H1882	a royal edict or statute · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
hasty	מְהַחְצְפָ֖ה me.hach.tze.Fah	H2685	properly · verb, hiphil active participle, feminine singular absolute
from	מִן min-	H4481	properly · preposition
king	מַלְכָּ֑א mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
Then	אֱדַ֣יִן 'e.Da.yin	H116	then (of time) · adverb
Arioch	אַרְי֖וֹךְ 'ar.Yokh	H746	Arjok · proper noun, a man's name
thing	מִלְּתָ֔א mi.le.Ta'	H4406	a word · noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
known	הוֹדַ֥ע ho.Da'	H3046	to know (properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Daniel	לְדָנִיֵּֽאל le.da.ni.Yel	H1841	Danijel · preposition + proper noun, a man's name

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 might be the more taken notice of, and so the more glory might redound to the God of Daniel. But, though Daniel had not the honour to be consulted with the rest of the wise men, contrary to all law and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:15

Why is the decree so hasty--Why were not all of us consulted before the decree for the execution of all was issued? the thing--the agitation of the king as to his dream, and his abortive consultation of the Chaldeans. It is plain from this that Daniel was till now ignorant of the whole matter.

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:14

Captain of the king's guard - Chief of the king's executioners or slaughter men. Margin, רב תבחיא rab tabachaiya, chief of the butchers, he that took off the heads of those whom the king ordered to be slain, because they had in any case displeased him. "Go and bring me the head of Giaffer." The honorable butcher went and brought the head in a bag on a dish. It was Herod's chief butcher that brought the head of John the Baptist in a dish to the delicate daughter of Herodias. This was the custom of the country. No law, no judge, no jury. The will or caprice of the king governed all things. Happy England! know and value thy excellent privileges!

John Gill on Daniel 2:15

And he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain,.... Or governor (m); over the persons before mentioned; either the king's guard or militia, or cooks or executioners: before, the manner in which Daniel answered is observed; here, the matter of it, as follows: why is the decree so hasty from the King? or, "why this rash", hasty, or cruel (as the Vulgate Latin version) decree from the king? for so it was: what is the cause and reason of it? then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel; who before was ignorant of it; he was not with the wise men before the king; either they did not care he should go with them, and therefore called him not; or he did not choose to go himself, being under n…

The Church Fathers

Verse 15. "And he inquired of him who had received authority from the king as to why so cruel a decree had gone forth from the presence of the king." Knowing that Daniel and the three youths possessed a knowledge and intelligence tenfold as great as that of all the soothsayers of Chaldea put together, the Chaldeans concealed from them the king's inquiry, lest they should receive preference over them in the matter of interpreting the dream. On this account Daniel inquired concerning the cruelty of the decree, being ignorant of the cause of his own peril.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TWO

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Dictionary and topics

Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Arioch · 2. — 2.

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Daniel 2:15

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:14-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:15

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:14

John Gill on Daniel 2:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 2:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:14-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:15

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:14

John Gill on Daniel 2:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 2:13-15

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 2:12

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