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The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The king spake and said - The Chaldee, and the Greek of Theodotion and of the Codex Chisianus here is, “the king answered and said.…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Great Babylon: The area of Babylon is said to have been 200 square miles. It was surrounded by walls 85 feet in width, 335 feet hi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

After Nebuchadnezzar has related Daniel to be a herald of God’s approaching judgment, he now shows how God executed the judgment which the Prophet …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The king spoke and said
Either within himself, or to his nobles about him; or perhaps to foreigners he had took up w…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Pride and self-conceit are sins that beset great men. They tend to take that glory to themselves which is due to God only. While the proud word was…

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