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So they came<MH935> in<MH935> and stood<MH5975> before<MH6440> the king<MH4428>. <a href="/daniel/2-3.htm">3</a>The king<MH4428> said<MH559> to them, “I <a href="#fn">[f]</a>had<MH2492b> a dream<MH2472>, and my spirit<MH7307> <a href="#fn">[g]</a>is anxious<MH6470> to <a href="#fn">[h]</a>understand<MH3045> the dream<MH2472>.” <a href="/daniel/2-4.htm">4</a>Then the Chaldeans<MH3778> spoke<MH1696> to the king<MH4428> in <a href="#fn">[i]</a>Aramaic<MH762>: “O king<MH4430>, live<MH2418> forever<MH5957>! Tell<MH560> the dream<MH2493> to your servants<MH5649>, and we will declare<MH2331b> the interpretation<MH6591>.” <a href="/daniel/2-5.htm">5</a>The king<MH4430> replied<MH6032> to the Chaldeans<MH3779>, “The command<MH4406> <a href="#fn">[j]</a>from me is firm<MH230>: if<MH2006> you do not make<MH3046> known<MH3046> to me the dream<MH2493> and its interpretation<MH6591>, you will be <a href="#fn">[k]</a>torn<MH5648> limb<MH1917> from limb and your houses<MH1005> will be turned<MH7761> into a rubbish<MH5122> heap<MH5122>. <a href="/daniel/2-6.htm">6</a>But if<MH2006> you declare<MH2331b> the dream<MH2493> and its interpretation<MH6591>, you will receive<MH6902> from me gifts<MH4978> and a reward<MH5023> and great<MH7690> honor<MH3367>; therefore<MH3861a> declare<MH2331b> to me the dream<MH2493> and its interpretation<MH6591>.” <a href="/daniel/2-7.htm">7</a>They answered<MH6032> a second<MH8579> time<MH8579> and said<MH560>, “Let the king<MH4430> tell<MH560> the dream<MH2493> to his servants<MH5649>, and we will declare<MH2331b> the interpretation<MH6591>.” <a href="/daniel/2-8.htm">8</a>The king<MH4430> replied<MH6032>, “I know<MH3046> for certain<MH3330a> that you are trying<MH2084> to<MH2084> buy<MH2084> time<MH5732>, because<MH6903, 1768> you have perceived<MH2370> that the command<MH4406> <a href="#fn">[l]</a>from me is firm<MH230>, <a href="/daniel/2-9.htm">9</a>that if<MH2006> you do not make<MH3046> the dream<MH2493> known<MH3046> to me, there is only one<MH2298> <a href="#fn">[m]</a>decree<MH1882> for you. For you have agreed<MH2164> together<MH2164> to speak<MH560> lying<MH3538a> and corrupt<MH7844> <a href="#fn">[n]</a>words<MH4406> before<MH6925> me until<MH5705, 1768> the <a href="#fn">[o]</a>situation<MH5732> is changed<MH8133>; therefore<MH3861a> tell<MH560> me the dream<MH2493>, so that I may know<MH3046> that you can declare<MH2331b> to me its interpretation<MH6591>.” <a href="/daniel/2-10.htm">10</a>The Chaldeans<MH3779> answered<MH6032> <a href="#fn">[p]</a>the king<MH4430> and said<MH560>, “There<MH383> is<MH383> no<MH3809> person<MH606> on earth<MH3007> who<MH1768> could<MH3202> declare<MH2331b> the matter<MH4406> <a href="#fn">[q]</a>to the king<MH4430>, because<MH6903, 1768> no<MH3606, 3809> great<MH7229> king<MH4430> or ruler<MH7990> has ever asked<MH7593> anything<MH4406> like this<MH1836> of any<MH3606> soothsayer<MH2749> priest<MH2749>, sorcerer<MH826>, or Chaldean<MH3779>. <a href="/daniel/2-11.htm">11</a>Moreover, the thing<MH4406> which<MH1768> the king<MH4430> demands<MH7593> is difficult<MH3358>, and there<MH383> is<MH383> no<MH3809> one<MH321> else<MH321> who<MH1768> could declare<MH2331b> it <a href="#fn">[r]</a>to the king<MH4430> except<MH3861b> gods<MH426>, whose<MH1768> dwelling<MH4070> place<MH4094b> is not with mortal flesh<MH1321>.” <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">12</a>Because<MH6903> of this<MH1836>, the king<MH4430> became<MH1149> angry<MH1149> and extremely<MH7690> furious<MH7108>, and he gave<MH560> orders<MH560> to kill<MH7> all<MH3606> the wise<MH2445> men<MH2445> of Babylon<MH895>. <a href="/daniel/2-13.htm">13</a>So the <a href="#fn">[s]</a>decree<MH1882> was issued<MH5312> that the wise<MH2445> men<MH2445> be killed<MH6992>; and they looked<MH1156> for<MH1156> Daniel<MH1841> and his friends<MH2269>, to <a href="#fn">[t]</a>kill<MH6992> them. <a href="/daniel/2-14.htm">14</a>Then<MH116> Daniel<MH1841> replied<MH8421> with discretion<MH5843> and discernment<MH2942> to Arioch<MH746b>, the captain<MH7229> of the king’s<MH4430> <a href="#fn">[u]</a>bodyguard<MH2877>, who<MH1768> had gone<MH5312> out<MH5312> to kill<MH6992> the wise<MH2445> men<MH2445> of Babylon<MH895>; <a href="/daniel/2-15.htm">15</a>he said<MH560> to Arioch<MH746b>, the king’s<MH4430> officer<MH7990>, “For what<MH4101> reason<MH5922, 4101> is the decree<MH1882> from the king<MH4430> so harsh<MH2685>?” Then<MH116> Arioch<MH746b> informed<MH3046> Daniel<MH1841> of the matter<MH4406>. <a href="/daniel/2-16.htm">16</a>So Daniel<MH1841> went<MH5954> in<MH5954> and requested<MH1156> of the king<MH4430> that he would give<MH5415> him a grace<MH2166> period<MH2166>, so that he might declare<MH2331b> the interpretation<MH6591> to the king<MH4430>. <a href="/daniel/2-17.htm">17</a>Then<MH116> Daniel<MH1841> went<MH236> to his house<MH1005> and informed<MH3046> his friends<MH2269>, Hananiah<MH2608a>, Mishael<MH4331> and Azariah<MH5839>, about the matter<MH4406>, <a href="/daniel/2-18.htm">18</a>so that they might request<MH1156> compassion<MH7359> from the God<MH426> of heaven<MH8065> concerning<MH5922> this<MH1836> secret<MH7328>, so<MH1768> that<MH1768> Daniel<MH1841> and his friends<MH2269> would not be killed<MH7> with the rest<MH7606> of the wise<MH2445> men<MH2445> of Babylon<MH895>. The Secret Is Revealed to Daniel<a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">19</a>Then<MH116> the secret<MH7328> was revealed<MH1541> to Daniel<MH1841> in a night<MH3916> vision<MH2376>. Then<MH116> Daniel<MH1841> blessed<MH1289> the God<MH426> of heaven<MH8065>; <a href="/daniel/2-20.htm">20</a>Daniel<MH1841> said<MH560>, “May the name<MH8036> of God<MH426> be blessed<MH1289> forever<MH5957> and ever<MH5957>, <t>For wisdom<MH2452> and power<MH1370> belong to Him. <poetry><a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">21</a>“It is He who changes<MH8133> the times<MH5732> and the periods<MH2166>; <t>He removes<MH5709> kings<MH4430> and appoints<MH6966> kings<MH4430>; <t>He gives<MH3052> wisdom<MH2452> to wise<MH2445> men<MH2445>, <t>And knowledge<MH4486> to <a href="#fn">[v]</a>people of understanding<MH999>. <poetry><a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">22</a>“It is He who reveals<MH1541> the profound<MH5994> and hidden<MH5642a> things<MH5642a>; <t>He knows<MH3046> what<MH4101> is in the darkness<MH2816>, <t>And the light<MH5094a> dwells<MH8271> with Him. <poetry><a href="/daniel/2-23.htm">23</a>“To You, God<MH426> of my fathers<MH2>, I give<MH3029> thanks<MH3029> and praise<MH7624>, <t>For You have given<MH3052> me wisdom<MH2452> and power<MH1370>; <t>Even now<MH3705> You have made<MH3046> known<MH3046> to me what<MH1768> we requested<MH1156> of You, <t>For You have made<MH3046> known<MH3046> to us the king’s<MH4430> matter<MH4406>.” <a href="/daniel/2-24.htm">24</a>Thereupon<MH6903, 1836>, Daniel<MH1841> went<MH5954> to Arioch<MH746b>, whom<MH1768> the king<MH4430> had appointed<MH4483> to kill<MH7> the wise<MH2445> men<MH2445> of Babylon<MH895>; he went<MH236> and said<MH560> this<MH3652> to him: “Do not kill<MH7> the wise<MH2445> men<MH2445> of Babylon<MH895>! Take<MH5954> me <a href="#fn">[w]</a>into the king’s<MH4430> presence<MH6925>, and I will declare<MH2331b> the interpretation<MH6591> to the king<MH4430>.” <a href="/daniel/2-25.htm">25</a>Then<MH116> Arioch<MH746b> hurriedly<MH927> brought<MH5954> Daniel<MH1841> <a href="#fn">[x]</a>into the king’s<MH4430> presence<MH6925> and spoke<MH560> to him as<MH3652> follows<MH3652>: “I have found<MH7912> a man<MH1400> among<MH4481> the <a href="#fn">[y]</a>exiles<MH1123, 1547> from Judah<MH3061> who<MH1768> can make<MH3046> the interpretation<MH6591> known<MH3046> to the king<MH4430>!” <a href="/daniel/2-26.htm">26</a>The king<MH4430> said<MH560> to Daniel<MH1841>, whose<MH1768> name<MH8036> was Belteshazzar<MH1096>, “Are you able<MH3546> to make<MH3046> known<MH3046> to me the dream<MH2493> which<MH1768> I have seen<MH2370> and its interpretation<MH6591>?” <a href="/daniel/2-27.htm">27</a>Daniel<MH1841> answered<MH6032> before<MH6925> the king<MH4430> and said<MH560>, “As for the secret<MH7328> about which<MH1768> the king<MH4430> has inquired<MH7593>, neither<MH3809> wise<MH2445> men<MH2445>, sorcerers<MH826>, soothsayer<MH2749> priests<MH2749>, nor diviners<MH1505> are able<MH3202> to declare<MH2331b> it to the king<MH4430>. <a href="/daniel/2-28.htm">28</a>However<MH1297>, there<MH383> is<MH383> a God<MH426> in heaven<MH8065> who<MH1768> reveals<MH1541> secrets<MH7328>, and He has made<MH3046> known<MH3046> to King<MH4430> Nebuchadnezzar<MH5020> what<MH4101> will take<MH1934> place<MH1934> in the <a href="#fn">[z]</a>latter<MH320> days<MH3118>. This<MH1836> was your dream<MH2493> and the visions<MH2376> <a href="#fn">[aa]</a>in your mind<MH7217> while on your bed<MH4903>. <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">29</a>As for you, O king<MH4430>, while on your bed<MH4903> your thoughts<MH7476> <a href="#fn">[ab]</a>turned<MH5559b> to what<MH4101> would take<MH1934> place<MH1934> <a href="#fn">[ac]</a>in the future<MH311>; and He who reveals<MH1541> secrets<MH7328> has made<MH3046> known<MH3046> to you what<MH4101> will take<MH1934> place<MH1934>. <a href="/daniel/2-30.htm">30</a>But as for me, this<MH1836> secret<MH7328> has not been revealed<MH1541> to me <a href="#fn">[ad]</a>for any wisdom<MH2452> <a href="#fn">[ae]</a>residing<MH383> in me more<MH4481> than<MH4481> in any<MH3606> other living<MH2417> person<MH2417>, but for the purpose<MH1701> of making<MH3046> the interpretation<MH6591> known<MH3046> to the king<MH4430>, and that you may understand<MH3046> the thoughts<MH7476> of your <a href="#fn">[af]</a>mind<MH3825>. The King’s Dream<a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">31</a>“You, O king<MH4430>, were watching<MH2370> and behold<MH431>, there was a single<MH2298> great<MH7690> statue<MH6755>; that statue<MH6755>, which was large<MH7229> and <a href="#fn">[ag]</a>of extraordinary<MH3493> radiance<MH2122>, was standing<MH6966> in front<MH6903> of you, and its appearance<MH7299> was <a href="#fn">[ah]</a>awesome<MH1763>. <a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">32</a>The head<MH7217> of that statue<MH6755> was made of fine<MH2869> gold<MH1722>, its chest<MH2306> and its arms<MH1872> of silver<MH3702>, its belly<MH4577> and its thighs<MH3410> of bronze<MH5174>, <a href="/daniel/2-33.htm">33</a>its legs<MH8243> of iron<MH6523>, and its feet<MH7271> partly<MH4481> of iron<MH6523> and partly<MH4481> of clay<MH2635>. <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">34</a>You <a href="#fn">[ai]</a>continued<MH1934> watching<MH2370> until<MH5705, 1768> a stone<MH69> was broken<MH1505> off without<MH3809> hands<MH3028>, and it struck<MH4223> the statue<MH6755> on its feet<MH7271> of iron<MH6523> and clay<MH2635>, and crushed<MH1855> them. <a href="/daniel/2-35.htm">35</a>Then<MH116> the iron<MH6523>, the clay<MH2635>, the bronze<MH5174>, the silver<MH3702>, and the gold<MH1722> were crushed<MH1855> to<MH1855> pieces<MH1855> <a href="#fn">[aj]</a>all<MH3606> at the same<MH2298> time<MH2298>, and they were like chaff<MH5784> from the summer<MH7007> threshing<MH147> floors<MH147>; and the wind<MH7308> carried<MH5376> them away so that not a trace<MH870> of them was found<MH7912>. But the stone<MH69> that struck<MH4223> the statue<MH6755> became<MH1934> a great<MH7229> mountain<MH2906> and filled<MH4391> the entire<MH3606> earth<MH772>. The Interpretation—Babylon the First Kingdom<a href="/daniel/2-36.htm">36</a>“This<MH1836> was the dream<MH2493>; and now we will tell<MH560> its interpretation<MH6591> before<MH6925> the king<MH4430>. <a href="/daniel/2-37.htm">37</a>You, O king<MH4430>, are the king<MH4430> of kings<MH4430>, to whom<MH1768> the God<MH426> of heaven<MH8065> has given<MH3052> the <a href="#fn">[ak]</a>kingdom<MH4437>, the power<MH2632>, the strength<MH8632b>, and the honor<MH3367>; <a href="/daniel/2-38.htm">38</a>and wherever<MH3606, 1768> the sons<MH1123> of mankind<MH606> live<MH1753>, or the animals<MH2423> of the field<MH1251>, or the birds<MH5776> of the sky<MH8065>, He has handed<MH3052, 3028> them over<MH3052> to you and has made you ruler<MH7981> over them all<MH3606>. You are the head<MH7217> of gold<MH1722>. Medo-Persia and Greece<a href="/daniel/2-39.htm">39</a>And after<MH870> you another<MH321> kingdom<MH4437> will arise<MH6966> inferior<MH772> to you, then another<MH321> third<MH8523> kingdom<MH4437> of bronze<MH5174>, which<MH1768> will rule<MH7981> over all<MH3606> the earth<MH772>. Rome<a href="/daniel/2-40.htm">40</a>Then there will be a fourth<MH7244> kingdom<MH4437> as strong<MH8624> as iron<MH6523>; just<MH6903, 1768> as iron<MH6523> smashes<MH1855> and crushes<MH2827> everything<MH3606>, so, like iron<MH6523> that crushes<MH7490>, it will smash<MH1855> and crush<MH7490> all<MH3606> these<MH459> things. <a href="/daniel/2-41.htm">41</a>And in that you saw<MH2370> the feet<MH7271> and toes<MH677>, partly<MH4481> of potter’s<MH6353> clay<MH2635> and partly<MH4481> of iron<MH6523>, it will be a divided<MH6386> kingdom<MH4437>; but it will have<MH1934> within it some<MH4481> of the toughness<MH5326> of iron<MH6523>, since<MH6903, 1768> you saw<MH2370> the iron<MH6523> mixed<MH6151> with <a href="#fn">[al]</a>common<MH2917> clay<MH2635>. <a href="/daniel/2-42.htm">42</a>And just as the toes<MH677> of the feet<MH7271> were partly<MH4481> of iron<MH6523> and partly<MH4481> of pottery<MH2635>, so some<MH4481, 7118> of the kingdom<MH4437> will be strong<MH8624>, and part<MH4481> of it will be fragile<MH8406>. <a href="/daniel/2-43.htm">43</a>In that you saw<MH2370> the iron<MH6523> mixed<MH6151> with <a href="#fn">[am]</a>common<MH2917> clay<MH2635>, they will combine<MH6151> with one another <a href="#fn">[an]</a>in <a href="#fn">[ao]</a>their descendants<MH2234>; but they will not adhere<MH1693> to one<MH1836, 5974> another<MH1836, 5974>, just<MH1888> as iron<MH6523> does not combine<MH6151> with pottery<MH2635>. The Divine Kingdom<a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">44</a>And in the days<MH3118> of those<MH581> kings<MH4430> the God<MH426> of heaven<MH8065> will set<MH6966> up<MH6966> a kingdom<MH4437> which<MH1768> will never<MH5957, 3809> be destroyed<MH2255>, and that kingdom<MH4437> will not be<MH7662> <a href="#fn">[ap]</a>left<MH7662> for another<MH312> people<MH5972>; it will crush<MH1855> and put<MH5487> an<MH5487> end<MH5487> to<MH5487> all<MH3606> these<MH459> kingdoms<MH4437>, but it will itself<MH1932> endure<MH6966> forever<MH5957>. <a href="/daniel/2-45.htm">45</a>Just<MH6903, 1768> as you saw<MH2370> that a stone<MH69> was broken<MH1505> off from the mountain<MH2906> without<MH3809> hands<MH3028>, and that it crushed<MH1855> the iron<MH6523>, the bronze<MH5174>, the clay<MH2635>, the silver<MH3702>, and the gold<MH1722>, the great<MH7229> God<MH426> has made<MH3046> known<MH3046> to the king<MH4430> what<MH4101> will take<MH1934> place<MH1934> <a href="#fn">[aq]</a>in the future<MH311>; so the dream<MH2493> is certain<MH3330a> and its interpretation<MH6591> is trustworthy<MH540>.” Daniel Promoted<a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">46</a>Then<MH116> King<MH4430> Nebuchadnezzar<MH5020> fell<MH5308> on his face<MH600> and paid<MH5457> humble<MH5457> respect<MH5457> to Daniel<MH1841>, and gave<MH560> orders<MH560> to present<MH5260> to him an offering<MH4504> and incense<MH5208>. <a href="/daniel/2-47.htm">47</a>The king<MH4430> responded<MH6032> to Daniel<MH1841> and said<MH560>, “Your God<MH426> truly<MH4481, 7187, 1768> is a God<MH426> of gods<MH426> and a Lord<MH4756> of kings<MH4430> and a revealer<MH1541> of secrets<MH7328>, since<MH1768> you have been<MH3202> able<MH3202> to reveal<MH1541> this<MH1836> secret<MH7328>.” <a href="/daniel/2-48.htm">48</a>Then<MH116> the king<MH4430> <a href="#fn">[ar]</a>promoted<MH7236> Daniel<MH1841> and gave<MH3052> him many<MH7690> great<MH7229> gifts<MH4978>, and he made<MH7981> him ruler<MH7981> over<MH5922> the entire<MH3606> province<MH4083> of Babylon<MH895>, and chief<MH7229> <a href="#fn">[as]</a>prefect<MH5460> over<MH5922> all<MH3606> the wise<MH2445> men<MH2445> of Babylon<MH895>. <a href="/daniel/2-49.htm">49</a>And Daniel<MH1841> made<MH1156> a<MH1156> request<MH1156> of the king<MH4430>, and he appointed<MH4483> Shadrach<MH7715>, Meshach<MH4336>, and Abed-nego<MH5665> over<MH5922> the administration<MH5673> of the province<MH4083> of Babylon<MH895>, while Daniel<MH1841> was at the king’s<MH4430> <a href="#fn">[at]</a>court<MH8651>.<A name="fn"></a> [a] 1 Lit dreamed dreams [b] 1 Lit was gone upon him [c] 2 Lit said to call [d] 2 Probably master astrologers, diviners, etc., and so throughout the ch [e] 2 Lit explain to [f] 3 Lit dreamed [g] 3 Lit was troubled [h] 3 Lit know [i] 4 The text is in Aramaic from here through 7:28 [j] 5 Another reading is is issued by me [k] 5 Lit turned into limbs [l] 8 See note 1 v 5 [m] 9 Or verdict [n] 9 Lit word [o] 9 Lit time [p] 10 Lit before the [q] 10 Lit of [r] 11 Lit before [s] 13 Or law [t] 13 Lit be killed [u] 14 Or executioners [v] 21 Lit knowers of [w] 24 Lit in before the king [x] 25 Lit in before the king [y] 25 Lit sons of the exile of [z] 28 Lit end of the days [aa] 28 Lit of your head [ab] 29 Lit came up [ac] 29 Lit after this [ad] 30 Or through [ae] 30 Lit which is [af] 30 Lit heart [ag] 31 Lit its radiance was extraordinary [ah] 31 Or dreadful [ai] 34 Lit were [aj] 35 Lit as one [ak] 37 Or sovereignty [al] 41 Lit wet clay [am] 43 Lit wet clay [an] 43 Or with [ao] 43 Lit the seed of men [ap] 44 Or passed on to [aq] 45 Lit after this [ar] 48 Lit made Daniel great [as] 48 Lit of the prefects [at] 49 Lit gate </div> <div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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