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Bible Commentaries
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Darby, John. "Commentary on Daniel 2". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/daniel-2.html. 1857-67.
Darby, John. "Commentary on Daniel 2". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/
Whole Bible (47)Old Testament (1)Individual Books (6)
Introduction
1:1 (c-0) (The title of this book, 'Daniel'), Meaning, '*God ( El ) is judge.'
Verse 2
2:2 scribes, (d-8) Or 'hieroglyphists,' as Genesis 41:8 .
Verse 4
2:4 Aramaic, (a-9) From here to the end of ch.7 the same Aramaic dialect is employed as in Ezra 4:8 to 6.18, and Jeremiah 10:11 .
Verse 5
2:5 command (b-10) Or 'word,' as vers. 8,9; 'matter,' ver. 10; 'thing,' ver 11.
Verse 8
2:8 gain (c-14) Lit. 'redeem.'
Verse 11
2:11 extraordinary, (d-9) Or 'hard.' gods, (e-24) Aramaic, Elah , here in the plural.
Verse 15
2:15 rigorous (f-15) Or 'urgent,' so ch. 3.22.
Verse 18
2:18 God (g-8) Elah , corresponding to the Hebrew Eloah ; and so throughout to end of ch. 7.
Verse 20
2:20 ever; (h-14) See 1 Chronicles 16:36 ; Nehemiah 9:5 ; Psalms 113:2 ; Psalms 115:18 .
Verse 21
2:21 seasons; (a-9) Or 'and appointed times,' as ch. 3.7, 'time.'
Verse 28
2:28 days. (b-25) See Isaiah 2:2 .
Verse 32
2:32 brass, (c-21) Or 'copper.'
Verse 38
2:38 hand, (a-25) Or '... children of men dwell, he hath given into thy hand the beasts of the field and the fowl of the heavens.'
Verse 41
2:41 strength (b-30) Or 'durability.'