Daniel 2:17 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 2:17

Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

KJV

Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

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

Verses 16, 17. "Therefore when Arioch had explained the matter to Daniel, Daniel entered in and asked the king to grant him some time for the disclosure of the solution to the king. And he entered his home and disclosed the affair to his comrades, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah..." Daniel requested time, not that he might investigate secret things by the clever application of his intellect, but that he might beseech the Lord of Secrets.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

St. Paul often entreats his friends to pray for him. Thus we must show that we put a value upon our friends, upon prayer, upon their prayers. (2.) He was particular in this prayer, but had an eye to, and a dependence upon, the general mercy of God: That they would desire the mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret,

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֱדַ֥יִן	'e.Da.yin	then	H116 →
דָּֽנִיֵּ֖אל	da.ni.Yel	Daniel	H1841 →
לְבַיְתֵ֣הּ	le.vay.Teh	to house his	H1005 →
אֲזַ֑ל	'a.Zal	he went	H236 →
וְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָה	Ve.la.cha.nan.yah	and to Hananiah	H2608 →
מִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל	mi.sha.'El	Mishael	H4333 →
וַעֲזַרְיָ֛ה	va.'a.zar.Yah	and Azariah	H5839 →
חַבְר֖וֹהִי	chav.Ro.hi	companions his	H2269 →
מִלְּתָ֥א	mi.le.Ta'	matter the	H4406 →
הוֹדַֽע׃	ho.Da'	he made known	H3046 →

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The walk

The walk5

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
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…
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 2:49
  And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
- Acts 17:7
  and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
- Proverbs 27:4
  Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
- Acts 5:28
  “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”