Daniel 2:15

Daniel 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He 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.
• New International Version (NIV)He asked the king’s officer, “Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?” Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He declared to Arioch, the king's captain, "Why is the decree of the king so urgent?" Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.

Context of Daniel 2:15

13So a decree was issued that the wise advisers were to be killed, and some men were sent to find Daniel and his friends and kill them. 14While Arioch, the captain of the royal guard, was leaving to kill the wise advisers in Babylon, Daniel spoke to him using shrewd judgment. He asked Arioch, the royal official, “Why is the king’s decree so harsh?” So Arioch explained everything to Daniel. 16Daniel went and asked the king to give him some time so that he could explain the dream’s meaning. 17Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about this matter.

Daniel 2:15 word by word

עָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַ֗ר לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙ שַׁלִּיטָ֣א דִֽי־מַלְכָּ֔א עַל־מָ֥ה דָתָ֛א מְהַחְצְפָ֖ה מִן־קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֑א אֱדַ֣יִן מִלְּתָ֔א הוֹדַ֥ע אַרְי֖וֹךְ לְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He answeredעֲנָה‛ănâh · to answerH6032
• and saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• to Ariochאֲרְיוֹךְ'ăryôk · AriochH746
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• captainשַׁלִּיטshallîyţ · rulingH7990
• Whyעַל‛al · uponH5922
• Whyמָהmâh · what?H4101
• the decreeדָּתdâth · lawH1882
• hastyחֲצַףchătsaph · be hastyH2685
• fromקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• fromמִן־min · fromH4481
• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• made the thingמִלָּהmillâh · wordH4406
• knownיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
• to Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841

Cross-references for Daniel 2:15

• Daniel 2:9If you don’t tell me the dream, you’ll all receive the same punishment. You have agreed among yourselves to make up a phony explanation to give me, hoping that things will change. So tell me the dream. Then I’ll know that you can explain its meaning to me.”

Commentaries on Daniel 2:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15He answered and said to Arioch the king‘s captain - The word “captain” - a different word from what occurs in Daniel 2:14, שׁליטא shallı̂yṭa' - denotes one who has rule or dominion; one who is powerful or mighty; and it would be applied only to one who sustained a post of honor and responsibility. See the use of the word שׁלט shālaṭ as meaning “to rule,” in Nehemiah 5:15; Ecclesiastes 2:19; Ecclesiastes 6:2; Ecclesiastes 8:9; Esther 9:1; Psalm 119:133…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 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 prayers of others. Let us show that we value our friends, and their prayers. They were particular in prayer. And whatever we pray for, we can expect nothing but as the gift of God's mercies. God gives us leave in prayer to tell our wants and burdens…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-49God gave a dream that showed the course of world history over the centuries, and Daniel explained its mysterious images. This dream and its interpretation highlight a key theme of the book—the certain final establishment of the kingdom of God as the ultimate goal of history (Daniel 2:44–45; 7:9–14, 26–27). This chapter also shows that paganism cannot understand the actions and plans of Israel’s God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Why is the decree so hasty--Why were not all of us consulted before the decree for the execution of all was issued? the thing--the agitation of the king as to his dream, and his abortive consultation of the Chaldeans. It is plain from this that Daniel was till now ignorant of the whole matter.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 2:15

• Arioch

In the dictionaries

• Daniel
• Ask
• Governor
• Iron
• Terrible
• Abed-Nego
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Captain
• Daniel, Book of

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