Daniel 2:25

Daniel 2:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

Context of Daniel 2:25

23To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, 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 king’s matter.” 24Therefore, Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and spoke to him as follows: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon! Take me into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.” Then Arioch hurriedly brought Daniel into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!” 26The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation?” 27Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither wise men, conjurers, magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.

Daniel 2:25 word by word

אֱדַ֤יִן אַרְיוֹךְ֙ בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔ה הַנְעֵ֥ל לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֑א וְכֵ֣ן אֲמַר־לֵ֗הּ דִּֽי־הַשְׁכַּ֤חַת גְּבַר֙ מִן־בְּנֵ֤י גָֽלוּתָא֙ דִּ֣י יְה֔וּד דִּ֥י פִשְׁרָ֖א לְמַלְכָּ֥א יְהוֹדַֽע׃Read the interlinear

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• Ariochאֲרְיוֹךְ'ăryôk · AriochH746
• hurriedlyבְּהַלbehal · to dismayH927
• broughtעֲלַל‛ălal · to comeH5954
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• into the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• presenceקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• and spokeאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• to him as followsכֵּןkên · thusH3652
• I have foundשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
• a manגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
• amongמִן־min · fromH4481
• amongבֵּןbên · sonH1123
• exilesגָּלוּgâlûth · captivityH1547
• from Judahיְהוּדyehûd · JudahH3061
• whoדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• can makeיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
• the interpretationפְּשַׁרpeshar · interpretationH6591

Cross-references for Daniel 2:25

• Proverbs 24:11Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
• Daniel 1:6Now among them from the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
• Daniel 6:13Then they answered and spoke before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps making his petition three times a day.”
• Nehemiah 7:6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city,
• 1 Corinthians 1:27but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,

Commentaries on Daniel 2:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste - The Chaldee word used here implies “in tumultuous haste,” as of one who was violently excited, or in a state of trepidation, from בהל bâhal - “to tremble, to be in trepidation.” The trepidation in this case may have arisen from one or both of two causes: (1) exultation, or joy, that the great secret was discovered; or (2) joy that the effusion of blood might be stayed, and that there might be now…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. 25Babylon held captives from nations other than Judah. Daniel, a descendant of Abraham, shared God's revelation with the Babylonian king (see Genesis 12:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. I have found a man--Like all courtiers, in announcing agreeable tidings, he ascribes the merit of the discovery to himself [Jerome]. So far from it being a discrepancy, that he says nothing of the previous understanding between him and Daniel, or of Daniel's application to the king (Da 2:15, 16), it is just what we should expect. Arioch would not dare to tell an absolute despot that he had stayed the execution of his sanguinary decree, on his own…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 2:25

• Arioch
• Babylon
• Interpreter

In the dictionaries

• Daniel
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Ask
• Iron
• Terrible
• Abed-Nego
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Arioch

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