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O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians - “Master,” in the sense that he was first among them, or was superior to them all. Or, per…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Troubles you.— Literally, goads you, or, causes you this difficulty.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the king of Babylon addresses Daniel kindly, since he saw himself deserted by his own teachers. And from this we gather that no one comes to t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians
So he called him, either because he excelled them in knowledge, and was grea…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The beginning and end of this chapter lead us to hope that Nebuchadnezzar was a monument to the power of divine grace and the riches of divine merc…

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