Chapter 2

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in Dan 1:1-5; 2Chr 36:5-7

the second That is, the second according to the Babylonian computation, but the fourth according to that of the Jews, who reckon from the time he was associated with his father. Jer 25:1

Nebuchadnezzar Dan 2:3, Dan 4:5; Gen 40:5-8, Gen 41:1-36; Job 33:15-17

and his Dan 6:18; Esth 6:1


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Dan 1:20, Dan 4:6, Dan 5:7; Gen 41:8; Exod 7:11; Deut 18:10-12; Isa 8:19, Isa 19:3; Isa 47:12-13


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Dan 2:1; Gen 40:8, Gen 41:15


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in Gen 31:47; Ezra 4:7; Isa 36:11

Syriack Aramith, "Aramean," the language of Aram or Syria; a general term comprehending both the Chaldee and Syriac, the latter merely differing from the former as a dialect, and being written in a different character. With the following words the Chaldee part of Daniel commences; and is continued to the end of the Dan 7:1.

O king Dan 3:9, Dan 4:19, Dan 5:10, Dan 6:6, Dan 6:21; 1Sam 10:24; 1Kgs 1:25, 1Kgs 1:31; Neh 2:3; Matt 21:9; Mark 11:9-10

tell Dan 4:7, Dan 5:8; Gen 41:8; Isa 44:25


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ye shall This was unreasonable, arbitrary, and tyrannical in the extreme; but, in the course of God's providence, it was overruled to serve the most important purpose. Dan 3:29; 1Sam 15:33; Ps 50:22, Ps 58:7

cut in pieces Chal, made pieces

made Deut 13:16; Josh 6:26; 2Kgs 10:27; Ezra 6:11


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ye shall Dan 2:48, Dan 5:7, Dan 5:16, Dan 5:29; Num 22:7, Num 22:17, Num 22:37, Num 24:11

rewards or, fee, Dan 5:17 *marg.


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Let Dan 2:4, Dan 2:9; Eccl 10:4


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gain Chal, buy, Eph 5:16; Col 4:5


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there is Dan 3:15; Esth 4:11

for 1Kgs 22:6, 1Kgs 22:22; Prov 12:19; Isa 44:25; Ezek 13:6, Ezek 13:17, Ezek 13:19; 2Cor 2:17

the time Dan 2:21, Dan 5:28, Dan 5:31, Dan 7:25

I shall Isa 41:23


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and there This was their decision, and when the living and true God, who indeed condescends to dwell with men, and who alone could reveal the dream and the secrets contained in it, actually made it known to Daniel, he evinced the infinite difference between Jehovah and his prophets, and the idols and magicians of Babylon. Dan 2:27-28, Dan 5:11; Gen 41:39; Exod 8:19; Matt 19:26

whose Exod 29:45; Num 35:34; 1Kgs 8:27; 2Chr 6:18; Ps 68:18, Ps 113:5-6, Ps 132:14; Isa 8:18, Isa 57:15, Isa 66:1-2; Joel 3:21; John 1:1-3, John 1:14, John 14:17, John 14:23; 2Cor 6:16; Rev 21:3


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Dan 3:13; Job 5:2; Ps 76:10; Prov 16:14, Prov 19:12, Prov 20:2, Prov 27:3-4, Prov 29:22; Matt 2:16; Matt 5:22


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the decree Dan 6:9-15; Esth 3:12-15; Ps 94:20; Prov 28:15-17; Isa 10:1

and they Dan 1:19-20, Dan 6:12


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answered Chal, returned

with 2Sam 20:16-22; Eccl 9:13-18

captain of the king's guard or, chief marshall, Chal, chief of the executioners, or slaughter-men. Gen 37:36; Jer 39:9, Jer 52:12, Jer 52:14 *marg.


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made Dan 2:9


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and desired Dan 2:9-11, Dan 1:18-19


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Hananiah Dan 1:7, Dan 1:11, Dan 3:12


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they would Dan 3:17; 1Sam 17:37; Esth 4:15-17; Ps 50:15, Ps 91:15; Prov 3:5-6; Isa 37:4; Jer 33:3; Matt 18:12, Matt 18:19; Acts 4:24-31, Acts 12:4; Rom 15:30; 2Tim 4:17-18

of the God of heaven Chal. from before God. Daniel and his fellows should not perish. or, they should not destroy Daniel, etc. Gen 18:28; Mal 3:18; 2Pet 2:9


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was Dan 2:22, Dan 2:27-29, Dan 4:9; 2Kgs 6:8-12; Ps 25:14; Amos 3:7; 1Cor 2:9-10

in Dan 7:7; Num 12:6; Job 4:13, Job 33:15-16; Matt 2:12-13


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Blessed Gen 14:20; 1Kgs 8:56; 1Chr 29:10, 1Chr 29:20; 2Chr 20:21; Ps 41:13, Ps 50:23; Ps 72:18-19, Ps 103:1-2, Ps 113:2, Ps 115:18, Ps 145:1-2

for wisdom Dan 2:21-23; 1Chr 29:11-12; Job 12:13, Job 12:16-22; Ps 62:11, Ps 147:5; Prov 8:14; Jer 32:19; Matt 6:13; Jude 1:24; Rev 5:12


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he changeth Dan 2:9, Dan 7:25, Dan 11:6; 1Chr 29:30; Esth 1:13; Job 34:24-29; Ps 31:14-15; Eccl 3:1-8; Jer 27:5-7

he removeth Dan 4:17, Dan 4:32; 1Sam 2:7-8; Job 12:18; Ps 75:5-6, Ps 113:7-8; Prov 8:15-16; Luke 1:51-52; Acts 13:21-22; Rev 19:16

he giveth Exod 31:3, Exod 31:6; 1Kgs 3:8-12, 1Kgs 3:28, 1Kgs 4:29, 1Kgs 10:24; 1Chr 22:12; 2Chr 1:10-12; Prov 2:6-7; Luke 21:15; 1Cor 1:30; Jas 1:5, Jas 1:17, Jas 3:15-17


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revealeth Dan 2:11, Dan 2:28-29; Gen 37:5-9, Gen 41:16, Gen 41:25-28; Job 12:22; Ps 25:14; Isa 41:22, Isa 41:26, Isa 42:9; Matt 13:13; Rom 16:25-26; 1Cor 2:9-11; Eph 3:5

he knoweth Job 26:6; Ps 139:11-12; Jer 23:24; Luke 12:2-3; John 21:17; 1Cor 4:5; Heb 4:13

and the Dan 5:11, Dan 5:14; Ps 36:9, Ps 104:2; John 1:9, John 8:12, John 12:45-46; 1Tim 6:16; Jas 1:17; 1John 1:5


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thank 1Chr 29:13; Ps 50:14, Ps 103:1-4; Isa 12:1; Matt 11:25; Luke 10:21; John 11:41

O thou Gen 32:9-11; Exod 3:15; 1Kgs 8:57, 1Kgs 18:36; 1Chr 29:10; 2Chr 20:6

who hast Dan 2:20-21; Prov 8:14, Prov 21:22, Prov 24:5; Eccl 7:19, Eccl 9:16, Eccl 9:18

and hast Dan 2:18, Dan 2:29-30; Gen 18:17; Ps 25:14; Amos 3:7; John 15:15; Rev 1:1, Rev 5:5


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Arioch Dan 2:15

Destroy Dan 2:12-13; Acts 27:24


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brought Prov 24:11; Eccl 9:10

I have Chal, That I have

captives of Judah Chal, children of the captivity of Judah. Dan 1:6, Dan 6:13; Neh 7:6; 1Cor 1:27-28


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Daniel Dan 1:7, Dan 4:8, Dan 4:19, Dan 5:12

Art Dan 2:3-7, Dan 4:18, Dan 5:16; Gen 41:15; 1Sam 17:33


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cannot Dan 2:2, Dan 2:10-11, Dan 5:7-8; Job 5:12-13; Isa 19:3, Isa 44:25, Isa 47:12-14


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a God Ps 115:3; Matt 6:9

that revealeth Dan 2:18, Dan 2:47; Gen 40:8, Gen 41:16; Isa 41:22-23; Amos 4:13

maketh known Chal, hath made known

in the Dan 10:14; Gen 49:1; Num 24:14; Deut 4:30, Deut 31:19; Isa 2:2; Jer 30:24, Jer 48:47; Ezek 38:8, Ezek 38:16; Hos 3:5; Mic 4:1-2; 2Tim 3:1; Heb 1:1; 2Pet 3:3


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came into thy mind Chal, came up, Ezek 38:10

he that Dan 2:22, Dan 2:28, Dan 2:47; Amos 4:13


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this secret Gen 41:16; Acts 3:12; 1Cor 15:8-12

but Dan 2:17-18, Dan 2:49; Isa 43:3-4, Isa 45:4; Matt 24:22; Mark 13:20; Rom 8:28; 1Cor 3:21-23; 2Cor 4:15

their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king or, the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king. and. Dan 2:47


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sawest Chal, wast seeing

and the Dan 7:3-17; Matt 4:8; Luke 4:5

terrible Isa 13:11, Isa 25:3-5; Ezek 28:7; Hab 1:7


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head Dan 2:37-38, Dan 4:22, Dan 4:30, Dan 7:4; Isa 14:4; Jer 51:7; Rev 17:4

breast Dan 2:39, Dan 7:5, Dan 8:3-4, Dan 11:2

belly Dan 2:39, Dan 7:6, Dan 8:5-8, Dan 11:3-20

thighs or, sides


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Dan 2:40-43, Dan 7:7-8, Dan 7:19-26


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a stone Dan 2:44-45, Dan 7:13-14, Dan 7:27; Ps 118:22; Isa 28:16; Zech 12:3; Matt 16:18; Acts 4:11; 1Pet 2:7; Rev 11:15

was cut Dan 8:25; Zech 4:6; John 1:13; 2Cor 5:1; Heb 9:24

without hands or, which was not in hands, Dan 2:45

which Ps 2:8-12, Ps 110:5-6, Ps 149:6-9; Isa 60:12; Zech 12:3; Rev 17:14; Rev 19:11-21


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like Ps 1:4-5; Isa 17:13-14, Isa 41:15-16; Hos 13:3; Mic 4:13

no place Job 6:17; Ps 37:10, Ps 37:36, Ps 103:16; Rev 12:8, Rev 20:11

became Isa 2:2-3; Mic 4:1-2

and filled Ps 22:27, Ps 46:9, Ps 66:4, Ps 67:1-2, Ps 72:16-19, Ps 80:9-10, Ps 86:9; Isa 11:9; Zech 14:8-9; 1Cor 15:25; Rev 11:15, Rev 20:2-3


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Dan 2:23-24


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a king 1Kgs 4:24; Ezra 7:12; Isa 10:8, Isa 47:5; Jer 27:6-7; Ezek 26:7; Hos 8:10; Rev 1:5, Rev 17:14

the God Dan 4:25, Dan 4:32, Dan 5:18; 2Chr 36:23; Ezra 1:2; Prov 8:15; Jer 28:14; Rev 19:16

power Dan 4:3, Dan 4:34; Ps 62:11; Matt 6:13; John 19:11; Rev 4:11, Rev 5:12


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the beasts Dan 4:21-22; Ps 50:10-11; Jer 27:5-7

Thou art The Chaldean monarchy, over which Nebuchadnezzar was the only king of note; in whose time it extended over Chaldea, Assyria, Arabia, Syria, Egypt, and Libya. The head of gold represented its immense riches. Dan 2:32


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another kingdom The empire of the Medes and Persians, whose union was denoted by the breast and two arms of silver; and which was established on the ruins of that of the Chaldeans on the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, bc 538. Dan 2:32, Dan 5:28-31, Dan 7:5, Dan 8:3-4, Dan 8:20, Dan 11:2; Isa 44:28, Isa 45:1-5

another third The empire of the Macedonians, or "brazen-coated Greeks," aptly denoted by the belly and thighs of brass, founded by Alexander the Great, who terminated the Persian monarchy by the overthrow of Darius Codomanus at Arbela, bc 331; Dan 2:32, Dan 7:6-7, Dan 7:23, Dan 8:5-14, Dan 10:20, Dan 11:3-20; Zech 6:3, Zech 6:6


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the fourth The Roman empire, which comprised nearly the whole world. Dan 2:33, Dan 7:19-26, Dan 8:24, Dan 9:26, Dan 11:36-45; John 11:48

forasmuch Dan 7:7; Jer 15:12; Amos 1:3


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the feet Dan 2:33-35, Dan 7:7, Dan 7:24; Rev 12:3, Rev 13:1, Rev 17:12


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the toes Dan 7:24; Rev 13:1

broken or, brittle


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one to another Chal, this with this

even The Roman empire became weakened by a mixture of barbarous nations, by the incursions of whom it was torn asunder about the fourth century after Christ, and at length divided into ten kingdoms, answering to the ten toes of the image.


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in the days Chal, in their days, That is, in the days of one of these kingdoms (see Ruth 1:1), i.e, the Roman; in which the "God of heaven set up" the spiritual kingdom of the Messiah, which shall yet "become a great mountain, and fill the whole earth."

the God Dan 2:28, Dan 2:37

set up Gen 49:10; Ps 2:6-12, Ps 72:1-20, Ps 89:3-4, Ps 89:19-36, Ps 110:1-4; Isa 9:6-7; Matt 3:2-3, Matt 28:18; Eph 1:20-22

which shall never Dan 4:3, Dan 4:34, Dan 6:26, Dan 7:13-14; Ps 145:13; Ezek 37:25; Mic 4:7; Luke 1:32-33; John 12:34; Rev 11:15

kingdom Chal, kingdom thereof

break Dan 8:25; Ps 2:9, Ps 21:8-9; Isa 60:12; 1Cor 15:24-25; Rev 2:27, Rev 19:15-20


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thou sawest Dan 2:24, Dan 2:35; Isa 28:16; Zech 12:3; Matt 21:24

without hands or, which was not in hands, Dan 2:34; Luke 17:20; 2Cor 10:4-5

the great Deut 10:17; 2Sam 7:22; 1Chr 16:25; Neh 4:14, Neh 9:32; Job 36:26; Ps 48:1; Ps 96:4, Ps 135:5, Ps 145:3; Jer 32:18-19; Mal 1:11; Rev 19:17, make known, Gen 41:28, Gen 41:32; Matt 24:35; Rev 1:19, Rev 4:1

hereafter Chal, after this


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fell Luke 17:16; Acts 10:25, Acts 14:13, Acts 28:6; Rev 11:16, Rev 19:10, Rev 22:8

and sweet Lev 26:31; Ezra 6:10


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a God Dan 11:36; Deut 10:17; Josh 22:22; Ps 136:2

a Lord Dan 2:37, Dan 4:17, Dan 4:32; Job 12:19; Ps 2:10-11, Ps 72:11, Ps 82:1; Prov 8:15-16; 1Tim 6:15; Rev 1:5, Rev 17:14, Rev 19:16

a revealer Dan 2:19, Dan 2:28, Dan 4:8-9; Gen 41:39; Amos 3:7


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a great Dan 2:6, Dan 5:16; Gen 41:39-43; Num 22:16-17, Num 24:11; 1Sam 17:25, 1Sam 25:2; 2Sam 19:32; 2Kgs 5:1; Job 1:3; Jer 5:5

ruler Dan 5:29, Dan 6:1-2

and chief Dan 4:9, Dan 5:11


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he set Dan 2:17, Dan 1:17, Dan 3:12-30; Prov 28:12

sat Esth 2:19, Esth 2:21, Esth 3:2; Jer 39:3; Amos 5:15


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