General. He occupied the same office as Putiphar, in Egypt. (Genesis xxxix. 1.) It was no disgrace for such a one to execute himself the king's order, as Banaias slew the brother of Solomon. (3 Kings ii.)
Verse 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 th...
THEN DANIEL ANSWERED - Margin, “returned.” The original literally is, “returned counsel and wisdom,” meaning, that he returned an answer which was replete with wisdom. It would seem probable that Ario...
CHAPTER 2 NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM AND ITS INTERPRETATION _ 1. The forgotten dream (Daniel 2:1)_ 2. The prayer meeting in Babylon and the answer (Daniel 2:14) 3. Daniel before the king (Daniel 2:24)...
DANIEL VOLUNTEERS TO EXPLAIN THE DREAM. To save the magicians from their doom, Daniel offers to tell the king his dream and prays to God to make the thing clear to him. DANIEL 2:14. ARIOCH: Eri-Aku ...
COUNSEL AND WISDOM. prudence and discretion. ARIOCH. An ancient Babylonian name, preserved and handed down from Genesis 14:1. _Iri_. _Aku_. GUARD. executioners. Compare Genesis 37:36; Genesis 39:1;...
Daniel and his three companions, being regarded now (cf. Daniel 1:17-20) as belonging to the class of -wise men," and being consequently involved in the condemnation, are in danger of their lives; but...
_answered with counsel and_ DISCRETION] lit. _returned counsel and_ DISCRETION (or TACT): lit. _taste_, and so figuratively of the faculty which discriminates and selects what is suitable for a given...
THE CAPTAIN OF THE KING'S GUARD— Literally, chief of the king's executioners. Gr. αρχιμαγευρω : the chief butcher. The term טבחיא רב _rab tabbachaiaa,_ may probably mean, the leader of the guard appoi...
c. SAVED BY THE SUBJUGATED TEXT: Daniel 2:12-16 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree went forth, and the w...
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: THEN DANIEL ANSWERED WITH COUNSEL AND WISDOM TO ARTOCH...
NEBUCHANDEZZAR'S DREAM-IMAGE Nebuchadnezzar in his second year had a dream, which he required the wise men of his court to describe and interpret on pain of death. They said this was beyond their powe...
ARIOCH] _Eri-Aku_, 'servant of Aku,' an old Babylonian name (Genesis 14:1)....
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 2 V1 When Nebuchadnezzar had been king for almost two years, he had dreams. His mind was anxious and he could not sleep. Verse 1 Nebuc...
ARIOCH. — See Note on Genesis 14:1....
בֵּ אדַ֣יִן דָּנִיֵּ֗אל הֲתִיב֙ עֵטָ֣א וּ טְע
THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES "With thee will I break in pieces rulers and captains." - Jeremiah 51:23 THE Book of Daniel is constructed with consummate skill to teach the mighty lessons which it...
WISDOM GRANTED IN THE HOUR OF NEED Daniel 2:14-35 The action of Daniel in this supreme crisis is very instructive. He reckoned absolutely on God, and in his chivalrous endeavor to save the lives of t...
In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by dreams and unable to sleep, called together his enchanters and sorcerers to explain his dreams one of which troubled him especially. Their d...
I hope that the Reader will find cause in these verses, as in the former, to watch the Lord's over-ruling providence in the things here related. For what but that Almighty power, which worketh for his...
Nebuchadnezzar had often heard of Daniel, and had been compelled to admire the dexterity of his genius, and the singular gift of his wisdom. _How _comes it, then, that he passed him by when he had nee...
On the other hand, we see in the second chapter the mighty king of the Gentiles made the depositary of the history of the Gentiles, and of God's entire plan, as the recipient of these divine communica...
THEN DANIEL ANSWERED WITH COUNSEL AND WISDOM,.... In a discreet manner, using soft words and gentle language, humbly and modestly inquiring what should be the meaning of all this. The Vulgate Latin ve...
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Babylon: Ver. 14. _Then Daniel answered with counsel._] _Retulit...
_Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom_ This seems to be better rendered in the Vulgate, namely, _Tunc Daniel requisivit de lege atque sententia ab Arioch Then Daniel inquired of Arioch concern...
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom, with sound and prudent advice, TO ARIOCH, THE CAPTAIN OF THE KING'S GUARD, who was also in charge of the sentence of execution, WHICH WAS GONE FORTH TO SL...
Daniel Prepares to Interpret The King's Dream...
ANSWERED: Cald. returned CAPTAIN: Or, chief marshall. Cald. chief of the executioners or slaughtermen...
14-23 Daniel humbly prayed that God would discover to him the king's dream, and the meaning of it. Praying friends are valuable friends; and it well becomes the greatest and best men to desire the pr...
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Daniel 2:14 Then H116 counsel H5843 wisdom H2942 Daniel H1841 answered H8421 (H8684) Arioch H746 captain H7229 of...
‘Then Daniel returned answer, with wisdom (counsel) and prudence, to Arioch, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to slay the wise men of Babylon.' Fortunately for the wise men it seems t...
CAPTAIN Or, executioner, (Daniel 2:24)....
Daniel 2:1 I. The narrative sets before us the value of united prayer. II. We have an illustration here of the power of gratitude. III. We have an illustration of the devout humility of genuine pie...
CONTENTS: Visions of Nebuchadnezzar and their results. The forgotten dream and the failure of the astrologers. Daniel's interpretation after prayer for wisdom. CHARACTERS: Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, Sha...
Daniel 2:1. _In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar,_ after he ascended the throne, according to the Chaldaic account, which was the fourth according to the Hebrew account. Nebuchadnezzar is thought by...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:1 Nebuchadnezzar expects his own interpreters to tell him the content of his dream, perhaps to prove that they are genuinely qualified to interpret it (vv. Daniel 2:1). Daniel’...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:14 Daniel leads his friends in praying to the true God for insight. ⇐ ⇔...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. V.—THE ANSWERED PRAYER (_Chap_. Daniel 2:1). We come to the first of the visions given to Daniel. The occasion of it was a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, of which it was required to give...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 2:1 DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED. DANIEL 2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was trou
Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep was taken from him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians...
2 Samuel 20:16; Ecclesiastes 9:13; Genesis 37:36; Jeremiah 39:9;...