Daniel 2:1 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 2:1

In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.

BSB

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ASV

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

KJV

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TWO (420)

Verse 1. "In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar saw a dream and his spirit was terrified, and his dream fled from him." If the three lads had entered before him at the end of three years, as he himself had commanded, how is it that he is now said to have seen the dream in the second year of his reign?

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar - There is an apparent chronological difficulty in this statement which has given some perplexity to expositors. It arises mainly from two sources. (1) That in Jer 25:1, it is said that the first year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar corresponded with the fourth year of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and as the captivity was in the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim Dan 1:1, the time here would be the “fourth” year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, instead of the second.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת	u.vish.Nat	and in year	H8141 →
שְׁתַּ֗יִם	she.Ta.yim	two	H8147 →
לְמַלְכוּת֙	le.mal.Khut	of [the] reign of	H4438 →
נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר	ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	Nebuchadnezzar	H5019 →
חָלַ֥ם	cha.Lam	he dreamed	H2492 →
נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר	ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	Nebuchadnezzar	H5019 →
חֲלֹמ֑וֹת	cha.lo.Mot	dreams	H2472 →
וַתִּתְפָּ֣עֶם	va.tit.Pa.'em	and it was troubled	H6470 →
רוּח֔וֹ	ru.Cho	spirit his	H7307 →
וּשְׁנָת֖וֹ	u.she.na.To	and sleep his	H8142 →
נִהְיְתָ֥ה	nih.ye.Tah	it happened	H1961 →
עָלָֽיו׃	'a.Lav	on him	H5921 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Esther 6:1
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
leads to
- Daniel 6:18
  Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
- Isaiah 41:17
  The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Romans 11:33
  O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- Esther 5:8
  If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the…
- Esther 2:23
  After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
Through
Daniel 2:3
he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”
leads to
- Genesis 41:15
  Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
- Genesis 40:8
  “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
Through
Daniel 4:5
I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
leads to
- Daniel 2:28–29
  But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your…