There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king—your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar—made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon.
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There is a man in thy kingdom - Namely, Daniel. As the queen-mother had lived in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, and recollected the im…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The spirit.— Compare Daniel 4:8-9.
Your father.— No blood relationship is necessarily implied by this word…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Here Daniel relates the occasion of his being brought before the king, as the reader and interpreter of the writing. The queen, he says, did this. …
John Gill
JohnGill
There is a man in your kingdom She does not say in his court; very probably, after the death of Nebuchadnezzar, perhaps i…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Daniel was forgotten at court; he lived privately and was then ninety years of age. Many consult servants of God on curious questions, or to explai…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes