Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded, cannot the wise men ... show to the king…

The secret ...—In this and the next verse Daniel justifies the astonishment of the king, and explains to him that what the wise me…

First, with respect to these names, we do not need to trouble ourselves much, since even the Jews themselves are compelled to guess at them. They a…

Daniel answered in the presence of the king
Boldly, and without fear: and said, the secret which the kin…

Daniel causes the king to lose confidence in his magicians and soothsayers. The insufficiency of created things should drive us to the all-sufficie…