The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time - Margin, “buy.” The Chaldee word זבנין zâb…

Gain time.— They hoped that by continual postponement they would induce the king to let the matter pass over; or, if not, that the…

Here the excuse of the Magi is narrated. They state the truth that their art only enabled them to discover the interpretation of a dream, but the k…

The king answered and said, I know of certainty I see plainly and clearly what you are at, and am fully assured you mean …

The greatest individuals are most susceptible to mental cares and troubles, which disturb their rest at night, while the sleep of the laboring pers…