John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar ,.... It was in the first year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign that Daniel was carried captive, Jeremiah 25:1 , three years Daniel had been under tutors; at the end of which he was presented to the king, as is related in the preceding chapter; and yet the following dream was in the second of his reign: this creates a difficulty, which is solved by some thus: in the second year after the destruction of the temple, so the Jewish chronicle F15... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:1-13
We meet with a great difficulty in the date of this story; it is said to be in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 2:1. Now Daniel was carried to Babylon in his first year, and, it should seem, he was three years under tutors and governors before he was presented to the king, Dan. 1:5. How then could this happen in the second year? Perhaps, though three years were appointed for the education of other children, yet Daniel was so forward that he was taken into business when he... read more