Daniel 2:31-33

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:31-45

Daniel here gives full satisfaction to Nebuchadnezzar concerning his dream and the interpretation of it. That great prince had been kind to this poor prophet in his maintenance and education; he had been brought up at the king's cost, preferred at court, and the land of his captivity had hereby been made much easier to him than to others of his brethren. And now the king is abundantly repaid for all the expense he had been at upon him; and for receiving this prophet, though not in the name of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:31

Thou, O king, sawest ,.... Or, "wast seeing" F26 הזה הוית "videns fuisti", Montanus, Michaelis; "videns eras", Vatablus. ; not with the eyes of his body, but in his fancy and imagination; as he was dreaming, he thought he saw such an appearance, so it seemed to him, as follows: and behold a great image ; or, "one great image" F1 צלם חד שגיא "imago una grandis", Pagninus, Montanus; "imago una magna", Junius & Tremellius, Cocceius; "simulachrum unum magnum",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:32

This image's head was of fine gold ,.... The prophet begins with the superior part of this image, and descends to the lower, because of the order and condition of the monarchies it represents: this signifies the Babylonian monarchy, as afterwards explained; called the "head", being the first and chief of the monarchies; and compared to "fine gold", because of the glory, excellency, and duration of it: his breast and his arms of silver ; its two arms, including its hands and its breast,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:33

His legs of iron ,.... A coarser metal than the former, but very strong; and designs the strong and potent monarchy of the Romans, the last of the four monarchies, governed chiefly by two consuls: and was divided, in the times of Theodosius, into the eastern and western empire, which may be signified by the two legs: his feet part of iron and part of clay F2 מנהון די פרזל ומנהון די חסף "ex illis quidam ex ferro, et excillis quidam ex luto", Gejerus. ; or some "of them... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:31

A great image - Representing the four great monarchies. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:32

Head was of fine gold - The Babylonish empire, the first and greatest. Breast and his arms of silver - The Medo-Persian empire, under Cyrus, etc. His belly and his thighs of brass - The Macedonian empire, under Alexander the Great, and his successors. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:33

His legs of iron - The Roman government. His feet part of iron and part of clay - The same, mixed with the barbaric nations, and divided into ten kingdoms. See at the end of the chapter. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:31

Verse 31 Although Daniel here records the dream, and does not touch on its interpretation, yet we must not proceed farther without discoursing on the matter itself. When the interpretation is afterwards added, we shall confirm what we have previously said, and amplify as the context may guide us. Here Daniel records how Nebuchadnezzar saw an image consisting of gold, silver, brass, and iron, but its feet were mixed, partly of iron and portly of clay. We have already treated of the name of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:33

Verse 33 When he says, the feet of the image were partly of iron and partly of clay, this ought to be referred to the ruin which occurred, when God dispersed and cut in pieces, so to speak, that monarchy. The Chaldean power fell first; then the Macedonians, after subduing the East, became the sole monarchs to whom the Medes and Persians were subservient. The same event happened to the Macedonians, who were at length subdued by the, Romans; and all their kings who succeeded Alexander were cut... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 2:1-49

EXPOSITION DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED . read more

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