Daniel 2:2

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:1-49

Chapter 2Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep was taken from him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to show the king his dream. So they came and they stood before the king. And the king said unto them, I've dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. So the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Syriac ( Daniel 2:1-4... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:1-49

Daniel 2:1 . In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar, after he ascended the throne, according to the Chaldaic account, which was the fourth according to the Hebrew account. Nebuchadnezzar is thought by some to have reigned awhile with his father, as Solomon did with David. He is called king when he first came against Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 36:6. Daniel 2:2 . Call the hariolites or aruspices, those who used incantations, being diviners. The magicians, those who affected to know all the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Daniel 2:1-2

Daniel 2:1-2Nebuchahnezzar Dreamed Dreams.The Wise Men of BabylonIn the conclusion of last chapter, we are informed that Daniel “had understanding in all visions and dreams.” Events are now ordered so that he shall have an opportunity of exercising his skill on a more illustrious theatre. “And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar the king dreamed dreams.” Nebuchadnezzar’s dream was not of an ordinary kind. It was not caused by the ordinary working of a mind agitated... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:2

Dan 2:2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. Ver. 2. Then the king commanded to call the magicians. ] These had Ham for their founder, saith Pintus; but who can tell that? Daniel haply was forgotten by Nebuchadnezzar, as David had sometime been by Saul. 1Sa 17:55-56 A sweet providence it was that he was not called among the magicians. God will not have... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Daniel 2:2

Daniel 1:20, Daniel 4:6, Daniel 5:7, Genesis 41:8, Exodus 7:11, Deuteronomy 18:10-2 Kings :, Isaiah 8:19, Isaiah 19:3, Isaiah 47:12, Isaiah 47:13 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 6:2 - called Esther 1:13 - the wise Isaiah 47:9 - for the multitude Daniel 2:27 - cannot Daniel 4:7 - Then came Acts 19:19 - used Revelation 1:5 - and the prince read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Daniel 2:2

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.The astrologers — Who pretended great skill in natural, and supernatural things.The sorcerers — Or necromancers, who used diabolical arts.Chaldeans — This name the magicians assumed as being national, and most noble. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:2

2. The magicians This is a “good Babylonian word” (Fr. Delitzsch) and is found in connection with several other good Babylonian terms. Hommel adds to Delitzsch’s references to the Babylonian magicians ( kardamu) this passage: “They [certain deities?] break the kardami if they give not a right decision.” Babylonian and Persian magic seems to be of Median origin (Noldeke). The Magi, so famous in classical times, were already so powerful in the sixth century B.C. that king Nabonidus gives... read more