Daniel 2:25

Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	אֱדַ֤יִן 'e.Da.yin	H116	then (of time) · adverb
Arioch	אַרְיוֹךְ֙ 'ar.yoKh	H746	Arjok · proper noun, a man's name
in	הַנְעֵ֥ל han.'El	H5954	to enter · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Daniel	לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל le.da.ni.Yel	H1841	Danijel · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
before	קֳדָ֣ם ko.Dam	H6925	before · noun, common both genders singular construct
king	מַלְכָּ֑א mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
haste	בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔ה be.hit.be.ha.Lah	H927	to terrify · preposition + verb, infinitive construct
said	אֲמַר 'a.mar-	H560	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
thus	וְכֵ֣ן ve.Khen	H3652	so · conjunction + adverb
found	הַשְׁכַּ֤חַת hash.Ka.chat	H7912	to discover (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular
man	גְּבַר֙ ge.Var	H1400	a person · noun, common both genders singular absolute
captives	בֵּן bên	H1123	a son (as a builder of the family name)
of	מִן min-	H4481	properly · preposition
Judah	יְה֔וּד ye.Hud	H3061	properly · proper noun, a place name
known	יְהוֹדַֽע ye.ho.Da'	H3046	to know (properly · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	לְמַלְכָּ֥א le.mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · preposition + noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
interpretation	פִשְׁרָ֖א fish.Ra'	H6591	an interpretation · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 1:27-28 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the t…
Daniel 1:6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Daniel 5:13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the…
Daniel 6:13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, no…
Nehemiah 7:6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king…
Proverbs 24:11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:24-30

We have here the introduction to Daniel's declaring the dream, and the interpretation of it. I. He immediately bespoke the reversing of the sentence against the wise men of Babylon, Dan 2:24. He went with all speed to Arioch, to tell him that his commission was now superseded: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon. Though there were those of them perhaps that deserved to die, as magicians, by the law of God, yet here that which they stood condemned for was not a crime worth of death or of bonds, and therefore let them not die, and be unjustly destroyed, but let them live, and be justly shamed, as having been nonplussed and unable to do that which a prophet of the Lord could do. Note, Since God…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:25

I have found a man--Like all courtiers, in announcing agreeable tidings, he ascribes the merit of the discovery to himself [JEROME]. So far from it being a discrepancy, that he says nothing of the previous understanding between him and Daniel, or of Daniel's application to the king (Dan 2:15-16), it is just what we should expect. Arioch would not dare to tell an absolute despot that he had stayed the execution of his sanguinary decree, on his own responsibility; but would, in the first instance, secretly stay it until Daniel had got, by application from the king, the time required, without Arioch seeming to know of Daniel's application as the cause of the respite; then, when Daniel had recei…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:24

Destroy not the wise men - The decree was suspended till it should be seen whether Daniel could tell the dream, and give its interpretation.

John Gill on Daniel 2:25

Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste,.... As knowing how impatient the king was to have his dream, and the interpretation of it, told him; and how pleasing this would be to him, and be a means of ingratiating and establishing him in his affections, as well as for the sake of saving the lives of the wise men: and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah: as if he had made it his business to inquire after a man capable of answering the king's demands; whereas he sought after Daniel at first, not for this purpose, but to destroy him; and now Daniel made his application to him for introduction to the king, and was not looked after by Arioch; but he here…

The Church Fathers

Verse 25. "I have found a man who belongs to the children of the captivity of Judah and who will set forth the explanation to the king." He credits his own diligence with what God's grace has bestowed, and he claims that he himself has done the finding, when actually Daniel had applied to him of his own volition that he might be presented to the king. This instance manifests the habitual reaction of messengers, for when they have good news to report, they wish it to appear their own doing. But the man who undertakes the explanation of the dream is certainly going to relate the dream beforehand. And note that Daniel is said to be of the children of Judah, rather than being a priest as the latter part of the story of Bel relates.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TWO

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Dictionary and topics

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.
Babylon · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Interpreter · Of dreams — Of dreams

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 2:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:24-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:25

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:24

John Gill on Daniel 2:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 2:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:24-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:25

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:24

John Gill on Daniel 2:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 2:25

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 2:14-45

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 2:25

Rashi on Daniel 2:25