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The king answered, I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.
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The King's Suspicion
The king interprets his advisors' request not as a reasonable step, but as a deliberate stalling tactic. Commentators explain that Nebuchadnezzar believes they are trying to "gain time" because they see he has forgotten the dream and hope he will either calm down or give up on his demand.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time - Margin, “buy.” The Chaldee word זבנין zâb…
19th Century
Anglican
Gain time.— They hoped that by continual postponement they would induce the king to let the matter pass over; or, if not, that the…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the excuse of the Magi is narrated. They state the truth that their art only enabled them to discover the interpretation of a dream, but the k…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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