Daniel 2:25
in Daniel 2Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
KJV
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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This verse in Daniel 2
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste - The Chaldee word used here implies “in tumultuous haste,” as of one who was violently excited, or in a state of trepidation, from בהל bâhal - “to tremble, to be in trepidation.” The trepidation in this case may have arisen from one or both of two causes: (1) exultation, or joy, that the great secret was discovered; or (2) joy that the effusion of blood might be stayed, and that there might be now no necessity to continue the execution of the sentence against the wise men.
This site's exposition
Destroy not the wise men
on Daniel 2:24-25
Daniel goes to Arioch with the decree's reversal in his mouth before he has even stood before the king, Destroy not the wise men of Babylon, staking the lives of men who never sought his interpretation on the confidence that God has already given him the answer. Arioch's own account to the king, changed from what actually happened, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, is read by the bench as a courtier's habit of claiming credit, a small human touch the narrative does not bother to correct.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
After this happened, Daniel rose and went to Arioch and said to him, "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon, but bring me before the king and I will proclaim to the king the dream and its interpretation." [Daniel 2:24] He, after hearing these things "brought in Daniel with haste and said, 'I found a man from the sons of the captivity of Judah, who will proclaim the interpretation to the king.'" [Daniel 2:25]
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.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste,....
Arioch brought him in haste to the king, hoping to ingratiate himself by introducing Daniel; he pretends he had sought him to interpret the king's dream, whereas really it was to execute upon him the king's sentence that he sought him. But courtiers' business is every way to humour the prince and make their own services acceptable.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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 (Da 2:15, 16), it is just what we should expect.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֱדַ֤יִן | ʾedayin | then | H116 → | 57 times |
| אַרְיוֹךְ֙ | ʾaryokh | Arioch | H746 → | 7 times |
| בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔ה | behitbehalah | in haste | H927 → | 11 times |
| הַנְעֵ֥ל | hanel | he brought in | H5954 → | 14 times |
| לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל | ledaniyel | <obj.> Daniel | H1841 → | 57 times |
| קֳדָ֣ם | kodam | before | H6925 → | 42 times |
| מַלְכָּ֑א | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| וְכֵ֣ן | vekhen | and as follows | H3652 → | 8 times |
| אֲמַר־ | ʾamar- | he said | H560 → | 71 times |
| לֵ֗הּ | leh | to him | ||
| דִּֽי־ | di- | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| הַשְׁכַּ֤חַת | hashkachat | I have found | H7912 → | 18 times |
| גְּבַר֙ | gevar | a man | H1400 → | 21 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → | 109 times |
| בְּנֵ֤י | benei | [the] sons of | H1247 → | 19 times |
| גָֽלוּתָא֙ | galuta' | exile the | H1547 → | 4 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| יְה֔וּד | yehud | Judah | H3061 → | 7 times |
| דִּ֥י | di | who | H1768 → | 345 times |
| פִשְׁרָ֖א | fishra' | interpretation the | H6591 → | 31 times |
| לְמַלְכָּ֥א | lemalka' | to king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| יְהוֹדַֽע׃ | yehoda' | he will make known | H3046 → | 47 times |
אֱדַ֤יִןthen
ʾedayinH116 →57 times
אַרְיוֹךְ֙Arioch
ʾaryokhH746 →7 times
בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔הin haste
behitbehalahH927 →11 times
הַנְעֵ֥לhe brought in
hanelH5954 →14 times
לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל<obj.> Daniel
ledaniyelH1841 →57 times
קֳדָ֣םbefore
kodamH6925 →42 times
מַלְכָּ֑אking the
malka'H4430 →180 times
וְכֵ֣ןand as follows
vekhenH3652 →8 times
אֲמַר־he said
ʾamar-H560 →71 times
לֵ֗הּto him
leh
דִּֽי־that
di-H1768 →345 times
הַשְׁכַּ֤חַתI have found
hashkachatH7912 →18 times
גְּבַר֙a man
gevarH1400 →21 times
מִן־from
min-H4481 →109 times
בְּנֵ֤י[the] sons of
beneiH1247 →19 times
גָֽלוּתָא֙exile the
galuta'H1547 →4 times
דִּ֣יof
diH1768 →345 times
יְה֔וּדJudah
yehudH3061 →7 times
דִּ֥יwho
diH1768 →345 times
פִשְׁרָ֖אinterpretation the
fishra'H6591 →31 times
לְמַלְכָּ֥אto king the
lemalka'H4430 →180 times
יְהוֹדַֽע׃he will make known
yehoda'H3046 →47 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
it leads to
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- Psalms 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- Colossians 3:23
Through
Daniel 5:13So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
it leads to
- Daniel 6:13
Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times…
- Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that…
- Daniel 6:13
Through
Daniel 6:13Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times…
it leads to
- Daniel 3:12
But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue…
- Daniel 3:12
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonBabylonian Exile (6th century BCE)DanielExilic prophet and Judean court official serving under Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius the Mede, and Cyrus; traditionally named…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 2.6; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TWO; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
