John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:27
Daniel answered in the presence of the king ,.... Boldly, and without fear: and said, the secret which the king hath demanded : so he calls it, to show that it was something divine, which came from God, and could only be revealed by him, and was not to be found out by any art of man: cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers show unto the king ; this he premises to the revelation of the secret, not only to observe the unreasonableness of the king's demand... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:24-30
We have here the introduction to Daniel's declaring the dream, and the interpretation of it. I. He immediately bespoke the reversing of the sentence against the wise men of Babylon, Dan. 2:24. He went with all speed to Arioch, to tell him that his commission was now superseded: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon. Though there were those of them perhaps that deserved to die, as magicians, by the law of God, yet here that which they stood condemned for was not a crime worth of death or of... read more