Daniel 2:24

Daniel 2:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation.”

Context of Daniel 2:24

22It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him. 23I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers, For You have given me wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we requested of You, For You have made known to us [the solution to] the king’s matter.” So Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will reveal to the king the interpretation [of his dream].” 25Then Arioch hurriedly brought Daniel before the king and said this to him: “I have found a man among the exiles of Judah who can explain to the king the interpretation [of the dream].” 26The king said to Daniel, whose [Babylonian] name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to reveal to me the [content of the] dream which I have seen and its interpretation?”

Daniel 2:24 word by word

כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗ה דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙ עַ֣ל עַל־אַרְי֔וֹךְ דִּ֚י מַנִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֔א לְהוֹבָדָ֖ה לְחַכִּימֵ֣י בָבֶ֑ל אֲזַ֣ל׀ וְכֵ֣ן אֲמַר־לֵ֗הּ לְחַכִּימֵ֤י בָבֶל֙ אַל־תְּהוֹבֵ֔ד הַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔א וּפִשְׁרָ֖א לְמַלְכָּ֥א אֲחַוֵּֽא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• Thereforeקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• Thereforeכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• went inעֲלַל‛ălal · to comeH5954
• untoעַל‛al · uponH5922
• Ariochאֲרְיוֹךְ'ăryôk · AriochH746
• whom the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• had ordainedמְנָהmenâ' menâh · to reckon/appointH4483
• to destroyאֲבַד'ăbad · to destroyH7
• the wiseחַכִּיםchakkîym · wiseH2445
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH895
• he wentאֲזַל'ăzal · to goH236
• and saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• thusכֵּןkên · thusH3652
• notאַל'al · notH409
• beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• and I will shewחֲוָהchăvâ' · to showH2324
• the interpretationפְּשַׁרpeshar · interpretationH6591

Cross-references for Daniel 2:24

• Daniel 2:15he said to Arioch, the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so harsh and urgent?” Then Arioch explained the matter to Daniel.
• Daniel 2:12Because of this the king was indignant and extremely furious and gave a command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
• Acts 27:24and said, ‘Stop being afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has given you [the lives of] all those who are sailing with you.’

Commentaries on Daniel 2:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Destroy not the wise men - The decree was suspended till it should be seen whether Daniel could tell the dream, and give its interpretation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Therefore Daniel went in, unto Arioch - In view of the fact that the matter was now disclosed to him, he proposed to lay it before the king. This of course, he did not do directly, but through Arioch, who was entrusted with the execution of the decree to slay the wise men of Babylon. That officer would naturally have access to the king, and it was proper that a proposal to arrest the execution of the sentence should be made through his instrumentality…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 Daniel takes away the king's opinion of his magicians and soothsayers. The insufficiency of creatures should drive us to the all-sufficiency of the Creator. There is One who can do that for us, and make known that to us, which none on earth can, particularly the work of redemption, and the secret designs of God's love to us therein. Daniel confirmed the king in his opinion, that the dream was of great consequence, relating to the affairs and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Daniel's influence with Arioch shows his wisdom and importance in the royal service.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Therefore--because of having received the divine communication. bring me in before the king--implying that he had not previously been in person before the king (see on Da 2:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 2:24

• Arioch
• Babylon
• Interpreter

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Commentaries on Daniel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings