Then, Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes - It is difficult now, if not impossible, to determine the exact meaning o…

Sent — that is, sent heralds, as appears from Daniel 3:4. (On the Babylonian officers, see Excursus A.)

I do not know the derivation of the word “Satrap;” but manifestly all these are names of magistracies, and I allow myself to translate the…

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the
princes
He sent letters, or …

The height of the image, about thirty yards, probably included a pedestal, and it was most likely covered only with plates of gold, not made of a s…