Daniel 2:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. ”

Daniel 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They answered again, and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it - Certainly not an unreasonable request, in any circumstances, and especially in...
Daniel 2:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

They answered again and said, Let the king tell (h) his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. (h) In this appears their ignorance, that despite their braggings, yet they wer...
Daniel 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here the excuse of the Magi is narrated. They state the truth that their art only enabled them to discover the interpretation of a dream; but the king wished to know the dream itself. Whence he...
Daniel 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
Daniel 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Daniel 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let the king tell. — The request was reasonable enough, according to the principles of Babylonian sorcery. Nebuchadnezzar’s doubts, however, were awakened, and he was not sure of the veracity of hi...
Daniel 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They answered again, and said ,.... Or, a "second" e time; repeating the same words, having nothing more to say: let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation there...
Daniel 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. Ver. 7. They answered again and said, Let the king, &c. ] Thus these proud bo...
Daniel 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They answered, Let the king tell his servants the dream But this the king could not do; and yet, unless he could do it, they could not proceed one step toward the gratifying of his desires. The ki...
Daniel 2:7 - 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 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But this the king could not do; they could not tell the dream, and the king could not, yet both require impossibilities.
Daniel 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” ' They were in a quandary and boldly held up their end. What else could they...
Daniel 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - 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 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Dream of Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 2:4 ; Daniel 2:9 ; Ecclesiastes 10:4

Daniel 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Daniel 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Daniel 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Daniel 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Daniel 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Daniel 2:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge