Daniel 2:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. ”

Daniel 2:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream - That is, clearly, to know all about it; to recollect distinctly what it was, and to understand...
Daniel 2:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Forgotten Dream. Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by a dream which had escaped him, calls his magicians and orders them to recover it and explain its meaning. When they declare their inability, he issu...
Daniel 2:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I have dreamed . Contrast this with Daniel's vision, in the Structure on p. 1178; and note the other recorded dreams ( Genesis 20:3 ). was . is.
Daniel 2:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel relates first the great confidence of the Chaldeans, since they dared to promise the interpretation of a dream as yet unknown to them. The king says he was troubled through desire to u...
Daniel 2:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Daniel 2:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the...
Daniel 2:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nebuchandezzar's Dream-Image Nebuchadnezzar in his second year had a dream, which he required the wise men of his court to describe and interpret on pain of death. They said this was beyond their...
Daniel 2:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I have dreamed. — It has been questioned whether the king had really forgotten his dream, or whether he only pretended to have done so in order that he might prove the skill of his wise men. The co...
Daniel 2:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES "With thee will I break in pieces rulers and captains." - Jeremiah 51:23 THE Book of Daniel is constructed with consummate skill to teach the mighty lessons wh...
Daniel 2:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Forgotten Dream Daniel 2:1-13 This was the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's sole reign. At first he was joint-governor with his father. From Daniel 2:4 b to Daniel 7:28 the Syriac langua...
Daniel 2:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by dreams and unable to sleep, called together his enchanters and sorcerers to explain his dreams one of which troubled him especially. Their...
Daniel 2:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

No doubt, but that the Lord in his over-ruling providence, while impressing the mind of the King with the importance of the dream itself; yet made him so totally to forget the particulars of it by wa...
Daniel 2:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘AN INTERPRETER, ONE AMONG A THOUSAND’ ‘I have dreamed a dream.’ Daniel 2:3 I. For most dreams, whether dark or pleasant, there is a basis in the waking world. —And I think that the date of...
Daniel 2:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream ,.... What before is called dreams is here expressed in the singular, a dream; for it was but one dream, though it contained in it various things;...
Daniel 2:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. Ver. 3. I have dreamed a dream. ] His thoughts had been occupied belike about the issue of his ki...
Daniel 2:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nebuchadnezzar's Forgotten Dream. B. C. 603. 1 And in the second year of the reign of Ne...
Daniel 2:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He remembered the fact in general, but could not repeat it perfectly, much less know the meaning of it; yet it had left such an impression on him, as put him into great perplexity. The Lord hath ways...
Daniel 2:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in Aramaic, “O king live for ever, tell your servants the dream...
Daniel 2:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. V.—THE ANSWERED PRAYER ( Chap . Daniel 2:1-19 ). We come to the first of the visions given to Daniel. The occasion of it was a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, of which it was required...
Daniel 2:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 2:1-23 I. The narrative sets before us the value of united prayer. II. We have an illustration here of the power of gratitude. III. We have an illustration of the devout humility of genui...
Daniel 2:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Daniel 2:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Daniel 2:1-27 DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED . Daniel 2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spi...
Daniel 2:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Dream of Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 2:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 2:1 ; Genesis 40:8 ; Genesis 41:15
Daniel 2:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To know — He remembered the fact in general, but could not repeat it perfectly. Yet it had left such an impression on him, as put him in great perplexity. The Lord hath ways to affright the greates...

Daniel 2:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Daniel 2:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Daniel 2:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Daniel 2:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 2:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 2:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Daniel 2:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Daniel 2:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel 2:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Daniel 2:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 2:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 2:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 2:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 2:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 2:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes