John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:2
Then the king commanded to call the magicians ,.... He ordered his servants in waiting to send immediately for the wise men, the philosophers of that age and kingdom, that studied the things of nature, and the natural causes of things: and the astrologers ; that cast nativities, and pretended by the position and influence of the stars to know what would befall men: and the sorcerers ; or wizards, that made use of familiar spirits, and the help of the devil; necromancers that... 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