American Standard Version
Daniel 2:12
12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- New International Version (NIV)This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Context of Daniel 2:12
10The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king’s matter, forasmuch as no king, lord, or ruler, hath asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean. 11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. 14Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;
Read all of Daniel 2Daniel 2:12 word by word
כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔ה מַלְכָּ֕א בְּנַ֖ס וּקְצַ֣ף שַׂגִּ֑יא וַאֲמַר֙ לְה֣וֹבָדָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֥י בָבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Daniel 2:12
- Daniel 3:13Then Nebuchadnezzar inhisrage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
- Job 5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
- Psalms 76:10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.
- Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king isasmessengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
- Proverbs 19:12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
- Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
- Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.
- Matthew 5:22but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
Commentaries on Daniel 2:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For this cause the king was angry - Because they failed in explaining the subject which had been referred to them. It is true that his anger was unjust, for their profession did not imply that they would undertake to explain what he demanded, but his wrath was not unnatural. His mind was alarmed, and he was troubled. He believed that what he had seen in his dream foreboded some important events, and, as an arbitrary sovereign, unaccustomed to restrain his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The king was furious because contradicting or refusing his command was an offense punishable by death. eople were expected to treat the king like a god. By saying he was not, they broke the rules of the king’s court. The king’s sages were also expected to have a connection with the divine, but they admitted they did not. The offense against the king was so severe that he ordered all the wise men of Babylon to be executed. The king’s anger points ahead to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. Daniel and his companions do not seem to have been actually numbered among the Magi or Chaldeans, and so were not summoned before the king. Providence ordered it so that all mere human wisdom should be shown vain before His divine power, through His servant, was put forth. Da 2:24 shows that the decree for slaying the wise men had not been actually executed when Daniel interposed.Read the comment
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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
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