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Daniel 2:13 KJV
Daniel · chapter 2 · verse 13
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.Daniel 2:13 · King James Version
Daniel 2:13 in context
11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
14Then 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:
15He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fellowschăbaran associateH2269 →
- decreedâth{a royal edict or statute}H1882 →
- soughtbᵉʻâʼto seek or askH1156 →
- DanielDânîyêʼlDanijel, the Hebrew prophetH1841 →
- forthnᵉphaqto issueH5312 →
- slainqᵉṭalto killH6992 →
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We meet with a great difficulty in the date of this story; it is said to be in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Dan 2:1. Now Daniel was carried to Babylon in his first year, and, it should seem, he was three years under tutors and governors before he was presented to the king, Dan 1:5.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13