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Daniel 2:25 KJV
Daniel · chapter 2 · verse 25
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.Daniel 2:25 · King James Version
Daniel 2:25 in context
23I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.
24Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
25Then 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.
26The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
27Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- captivesbên{a son , in the widest sense}H1123 →
- captivesgâlûwth{captivityH1547 →
- AriochʼĂryôwkArjok, the name of two BabyloniansH746 →
- DanielDânîyêʼlDanijel, the Hebrew prophetH1841 →
- beforeqŏdâmbeforeH6925 →
- hastebᵉhalto terrify, hastenH927 →
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We have here the introduction to Daniel's declaring the dream, and the interpretation of it. I. He immediately bespoke the reversing of the sentence against the wise men of Babylon, Dan 2:24. He went with all speed to Arioch, to tell him that his commission was now superseded: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-30