Charles Ellicott Commentary Daniel 4:14

"He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches." — Daniel 4:14 (ASV)

Aloud — i.e., like a king’s herald. .

Hew down. —The plural is here used, implying that several persons are employed in carrying out the order.