John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:26
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar ,.... The name given him by the prince of the eunuchs, Daniel 1:7 , and by which he was known to Nebuchadnezzar; and very likely he called him now by this name, which is the reason of its being mentioned: art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof ? this he said, either as doubting and questioning, or as admiring that one so young should be able to do that, which his... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:25
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste ,.... As knowing how impatient the king was to have his dream, and the interpretation of it, told him; and how pleasing this would be to him, and be a means of ingratiating and establishing him in his affections, as well as for the sake of saving the lives of the wise men: and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah : as if he had made it his business to inquire after a man capable of answering the king's... read more