There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, [I say], your father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
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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…
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