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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/daniel/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/daniel/2.htm">New International Version</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. <a href="/nlt/daniel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his people to offer sacrifices and burn sweet incense before him. <a href="/esv/daniel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him. <a href="/bsb/daniel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. <a href="/kjv/daniel/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. <a href="/nkjv/daniel/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him. <a href="/nasb_/daniel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and paid humble respect to Daniel, and gave orders to present to him an offering and incense. <a href="/nasb/daniel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and did homage to Daniel, and gave orders to present to him an offering and fragrant incense. <a href="/nasb77/daniel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and did homage to Daniel, and gave orders to present to him an offering and fragrant incense. <a href="/lsb/daniel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and did homage to Daniel and said for them to present to him an offering and fragrant incense. <a href="/amp/daniel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell face downward and paid respect to Daniel [as a great prophet of the highest God], and gave orders for an offering and fragrant incense to be presented to him [in honor of his God]. <a href="/csb/daniel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell facedown, worshiped Daniel, and gave orders to present an offering and incense to him. <a href="/hcsb/daniel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down, paid homage to Daniel, and gave orders to present an offering and incense to him. <a href="/asv/daniel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him. <a href="/cev/daniel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> King Nebuchadnezzar bowed low to the ground and worshiped Daniel. Then he gave orders for incense to be burned and a sacrifice of grain to be offered in honor of Daniel. <a href="/erv/daniel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. <a href="/gwt/daniel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> King Nebuchadnezzar immediately bowed down on the ground in front of Daniel. He ordered that gifts and offerings be given to Daniel. <a href="/gnt/daniel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed to the ground and gave orders for sacrifices and offerings to be made to Daniel. <a href="/isv/daniel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face before Daniel, paid honor to him, and commanded that an offering and incense be presented on his behalf. <a href="/msb/daniel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. <a href="/net/daniel/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him. <a href="/nheb/daniel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him. <a href="/wbt/daniel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors to him. <a href="/web/daniel/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/daniel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar has fallen on his face, and to Daniel he has done homage, and present, and sweet things, he has said to pour out to him. <a href="/ylt/daniel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Then hath king Nebuchadnezzar fallen on his face, and to Daniel he hath done obeisance, and present, and sweet things, he hath said to pour out to him. <a href="/slt/daniel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> At that time king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and prostrated himself to Daniel, and said to pour out a gift and sweet odors to him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/daniel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then king Nabuchodonosor fell on his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer in sacrifice to him victims and incense. <a href="/cpdv/daniel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and adored Daniel, and he commanded that they should offer in sacrifice to him victims and incense. <a href="/nabre/daniel/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down and worshiped Daniel and ordered sacrifice and incense offered to him. <a href="/nrsvce/daniel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that a grain offering and incense be offered to him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/daniel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer incense and sacrifices to him. <a href="/hpbt/daniel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Then Nebukadnetsar the King fell on his face. He bowed down to Daniel, and he said to bring to him incense and gifts<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/daniel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odours unto him. <a href="/sep/daniel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then king Nabuchodonosor fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and gave orders to offer to him gifts and incense. <a href="/parallel/daniel/2-46.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=753" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/daniel/2.htm">Nebuchadnezzar Promotes Daniel</a> 46<a href="/hebrew/116.htm" title="116: bê·ḏa·yin (Prep-b:: Adv) -- Then, thereupon. (Aramaic) of uncertain derivation; then (of time).">At this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4430.htm" title="4430: mal·kā (N-msd) -- King. (Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/5020.htm" title="5020: nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar (N-proper-ms) -- A Bab. king. (Aramaic) corresponding to Nbuwkadne'tstsar.">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5308.htm" title="5308: nə·p̄al (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall. (Aramaic) corresponding to naphal.">fell</a> <a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘al- (Prep) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/600.htm" title="600: ’an·pō·w·hî (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A face. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'aph (only in the plural as a singular); the face.">his face,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5457.htm" title="5457: sə·ḡiḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do homage. (Aramaic) corresponding to cagad.">paid homage</a> <a href="/hebrew/1841.htm" title="1841: ū·lə·ḏā·nî·yêl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- God is my judge, an Isr. leader in Bab. (Aramaic) corresponding to Daniye'l; Danijel, the Heb. Prophet.">to Daniel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/560.htm" title="560: ’ă·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To say, tell, command. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'amar.">and ordered</a> <a href="/hebrew/4504.htm" title="4504: ū·min·ḥāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A gift, offering. (Aramaic) corresponding to minchah; a sacrificial offering.">that an offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5208.htm" title="5208: wə·nî·ḥō·ḥîn (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Soothing, tranquilizing. (Aramaic) or (shorter) niychoach (Aramaic); corresponding to nichowach; pleasure.">of incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/5260.htm" title="5260: lə·nas·sā·ḵāh (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To pour out. (Aramaic) corresponding to nacak; to pour out a libation.">be presented</a> <a href="/hebrew/lêh (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him.</a> 47The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/41-40.htm">Genesis 41:40-43</a> You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” / Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.” / Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck. ... <a href="/esther/3-2.htm">Esther 3:2</a> All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage. <a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Acts 10:25-26</a> As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him. / But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.” <a href="/revelation/19-10.htm">Revelation 19:10</a> So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a> On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. <a href="/acts/14-11.htm">Acts 14:11-15</a> When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!” / Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. / The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds. ... <a href="/1_kings/1-16.htm">1 Kings 1:16</a> And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?” <a href="/1_samuel/25-23.htm">1 Samuel 25:23</a> When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. <a href="/2_kings/4-37.htm">2 Kings 4:37</a> She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out. <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2</a> Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12</a> While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10</a> that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, <a href="/revelation/22-8.htm">Revelation 22:8-9</a> And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. / But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!” <a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm">1 Kings 18:39</a> When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!” <a href="/2_chronicles/29-29.htm">2 Chronicles 29:29</a> When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors to him.fell.<a href="/luke/17-16.htm">Luke 17:16</a> And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.<a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Acts 10:25</a> And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.<a href="/acts/14-13.htm">Acts 14:13</a> Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.and sweet.<a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31</a> And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.<a href="/ezra/6-10.htm">Ezra 6:10</a> That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/daniel/2-27.htm">Daniel</a> <a href="/daniel/1-13.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-3.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Fragrant</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/daniel/2-6.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-41.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/daniel/2-28.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/daniel/2-28.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Odors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Odours</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-15.htm">Present</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-15.htm">Prostrate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Spices</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-11.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/daniel/2-23.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/3-4.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/daniel/2-47.htm">Daniel</a> <a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Face</a> <a href="/daniel/3-6.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/daniel/3-7.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Fragrant</a> <a href="/matthew/2-2.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/daniel/3-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/daniel/3-1.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar</a> <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/revelation/18-13.htm">Odors</a> <a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Odours</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/daniel/11-18.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/daniel/8-11.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/daniel/3-20.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/daniel/3-13.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Present</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Prostrate</a> <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Spices</a> <a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/daniel/3-7.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/daniel/3-7.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 2</div>1. <a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, </a> 5. <a href="/daniel/2-5.htm">requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats.</a> 10. <a href="/daniel/2-10.htm">They acknowledging their inability are judged to die.</a> 14. <a href="/daniel/2-14.htm">Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream.</a> 19. <a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">He blesses God.</a> 24. <a href="/daniel/2-24.htm">He staying the decree is brought to the king.</a> 31. <a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">The dream.</a> 36. <a href="/daniel/2-36.htm">The interpretation.</a> 46. <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel's advancement.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Near Eastern culture, prostration was a sign of deep respect or submission, often reserved for deities or kings. Nebuchadnezzar's action signifies his recognition of a power greater than his own, as he acknowledges the divine wisdom revealed through Daniel. This moment is pivotal, as it shows a shift in Nebuchadnezzar's understanding of authority and power, aligning with the biblical theme that God humbles the proud (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>).paid homage to Daniel Paying homage was an act of reverence or worship, typically directed towards gods or kings. Nebuchadnezzar's homage to Daniel underscores the extraordinary nature of Daniel's revelation and interpretation of the king's dream. It highlights the influence of God's wisdom working through His servants, as seen in other biblical figures like Joseph in Egypt (<a href="/genesis/41-39.htm">Genesis 41:39-40</a>). This act also foreshadows the ultimate homage that all nations will pay to Christ, the true King (<a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a>).and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him Offerings and incense were customary in worship practices, often used to honor deities. Nebuchadnezzar's command to present these to Daniel reflects his misunderstanding of the source of Daniel's wisdom, attributing divine status to Daniel himself. This mirrors the cultural and religious practices of Babylon, where offerings were made to gods to seek favor or express gratitude. Theologically, this moment contrasts with the biblical teaching that glory and worship belong to God alone (<a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8</a>). It also serves as a type of Christ, where offerings and incense symbolize the worship due to Jesus, who is the ultimate revelation of God's wisdom and power (<a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Revelation 5:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_nebuchadnezzar.htm">King Nebuchadnezzar</a> The Babylonian king who had a troubling dream that none of his wise men could interpret, except for Daniel. His reaction in this verse shows a moment of humility and recognition of divine wisdom. 2. <a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a> A Hebrew prophet and wise man in the Babylonian court, who, through God's revelation, interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream, leading to the king's response in this verse. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The setting of this event, a powerful empire where Daniel and other Israelites were in exile. It represents a place of both challenge and opportunity for God's people. 4. <a href="/topical/h/homage_and_offering.htm">Homage and Offering</a> Nebuchadnezzar's actions of falling facedown and commanding offerings signify a recognition of divine authority and wisdom, albeit misdirected towards Daniel rather than God. 5. <a href="/topical/d/dream_interpretation.htm">Dream Interpretation</a> The event that leads to this verse, where Daniel reveals and interprets the king's dream, demonstrating God's sovereignty and power over earthly kingdoms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_divine_authority.htm">Recognition of Divine Authority</a> Nebuchadnezzar's response, though misdirected, shows an acknowledgment of a power greater than his own. We should recognize and submit to God's authority in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_revelation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Revelation</a> God reveals His plans and purposes through His servants. We should seek His wisdom and guidance in our decisions and interpretations of life's events. <a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> The king's act of falling facedown is a reminder of the humility required before God. We should approach God with reverence and humility, acknowledging His greatness. <a href="/topical/m/misplaced_worship.htm">Misplaced Worship</a> Nebuchadnezzar's homage to Daniel instead of God warns against directing our worship and reverence to humans rather than the Creator. We must ensure our worship is rightly directed to God alone. <a href="/topical/w/witness_through_obedience.htm">Witness Through Obedience</a> Daniel's faithfulness and obedience to God provided a powerful witness to Nebuchadnezzar. Our lives should reflect God's truth, serving as a testimony to those around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 2</a> <a href="/q/how_does_daniel_interpret_dreams.htm">How does Daniel interpret dreams and visions in Babylon?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_mordecai's_rise_in_esther_8_2.htm">What evidence exists that supports Mordecai’s elevation to high authority in Esther 8:2, considering Persian records rarely reference Jewish officials? </a> <a href="/q/is_daniel's_mention_in_ezekiel_14_14_anachronistic.htm">Does the inclusion of Daniel in Ezekiel 14:14 suggest an anachronism, since the historical Daniel may have been a contemporary of Ezekiel? </a> <a href="/q/why_no_judah_resistance_in_daniel_1.htm">Why doesn’t Daniel 1 mention any resistance from Judah’s religious authorities against the Babylonian cultural assimilation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(46) Worshipped.--This act is of an entirely different nature from such as are mentioned <a href="/genesis/33-7.htm" title="And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.">Genesis 33:7</a>; <a href="/1_kings/1-16.htm" title="And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What would you?">1Kings 1:16</a>. The Hebrew word employed here is always used (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm" title="They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god: they fall down, yes, they worship.">Isaiah 46:6</a>) of paying adoration to an idol. Probably the king imagined that the gods were dwelling in Daniel in a higher sense from that in which they dwelt with his other wise men, and worshipped them on account of the marvellous revelation which they had vouchsafed to him through the means of Daniel.Oblation.--That is, the unbloody offering customary among the Babylonians; some honour different from the present mentioned in <a href="/daniel/2-48.htm" title="Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.">Daniel 2:48</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 46. - Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. The Greek versions render in such a way that we are almost obliged to recognize an act of idolatrous worship. Jerome, too, distinctly says," Nebuchodonoser... Danielem ador-avit et hostias et incensnm praecepit ut sacri-ficarent." The same idea is conveyed by the Peshitta, but less definitely, from the fact that qorban means a "gift" as well as an "oblation;" though the gift is usually a consecrated gift. In the Aramaic of the Bible we have certain phrases used for "sacrifice;" several of these are here employed: it is true all of them have the possibility of being used in a somewhat lower meaning. The mere "falling down before Daniel upon his face," when the person who did it was Nebuchadnezzar, is extraordinary, and can only be explained by the idea of worship. When we find the word סְגַד (segad) used immediately after, it is very difficult to refuse to believe that the Greek Version and Jerome are right when they translate the latter word προσεκύνησε. The word occurs repeatedly in the following chapter, invariably as "worship." The corresponding Hebrew word occurs in the second chapter of Isaiah, in the sense of "idolatrous worship" (<a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a>). It certainly does mean "to bend." Had the word thus stood alone, we could not have been certain that it meant "worship;" but when it follows the extreme act of prostration to the earth, "worship' must be meant. The separate terms, minhah, nihohin, lenassakah lah, might, taken separately, mean "gifts" and the "bestowment of gifts;" but, taken together, it is impossible not to regard the action as one of sacrificial offering. It is true minhah means "a present," as when Jacob sends a present to Esau (<a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13</a>); but, in that connection, nasak is not used. It is quite true that the burning of sweet odours was a common enough thing in entertaining guests whom it was desired to honour, but the term neehoheen was not given to the aromatic woods so used. People sometimes, even at present, scent their rooms by burning aromatic woods, but they never in such cases call them incense. But from the fact that the old Greek version and Jerome read θυσίας, hostias, the doubt seems forced upon us that the reading here has been altered, and that the true reading was deebheen - not neehoheen - this is a change that could with difficulty be imagined as occurring accidentally, but readily enough might happen from the desire to defend Daniel from the charge of allowing idolatrous worship to be offered to him. The instance referred to as parallel - the homage which Josephus relates Alexander the Great gave to Jaddua - is not quite on all fours with the present case. We are, in the first place, expressly told that it was "the name" of Jehovah, engraved on the petalon on the front of the priest's mitre, that Alexander worshipped (προσεκύνησε τό ὄνομα). In the next place, we have no notice of sacrifice or incense being ordered to be offered to the high priest. It is not correct to say that nasak of necessity means "pour out an oblation," to the exclusion of the more general meaning of "offer sacrifice." The corresponding word in Arabic means "to sacrifice" (Behrmann). Behrmann says, in regard to this, truly, "As to Porphyry later, so to the author and to the first readers of this book, it would have seemed indecent if Daniel had allowed himself to be honoured as a god." This would have been true had the author been a contemporary of the Maccabees. The tide of feeling that led Peter to refuse the prostration of Cornelius, and Paul and Barnabas the sacrifices at Lystra, would have prevented any one inventing such a scene. It is perfectly true the worship was probably directed to the Divine Spirit as resident in Daniel, rather than to Daniel himself; few except the lowest and most degraded of heathen worshipped idols in any other way - the divine spirit, the deity, was the real object of worship, whose sign they were, and who resided in them. We must bear in mind that Daniel had been brought up in an idolatrous court, perhaps, also, he had to submit, on pain of suffering the fate that befell Paul and Barnabas when they refused the worship of the people of Lystra. We must lay stress on the very different relationship to idolatry and its worship implied in Daniel thus suffering sacrifice and incense to be offered to him, from that subsisting in the time of the Maccabees. No writer of that period would have written a sacred romance in which he represented a servant of God receiving idolatrous honours. The attitude of later Judaism is exemplified by Jephet-ibn-Ali, who says that though "Nebuchadnezzar commanded that sacrifices be brought to him as to a god, he (Daniel) does not say that he brought them to him. Most probably Daniel prohibited him from doing so." <a href="/commentaries/daniel/2-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>At this, בֵּ֠אדַיִן (bê·ḏa·yin) Preposition-b | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_116.htm">Strong's 116: </a> Then, thereupon King מַלְכָּ֤א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4430.htm">Strong's 4430: </a> A king Nebuchadnezzar נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5020.htm">Strong's 5020: </a> Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king fell נְפַ֣ל (nə·p̄al) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5308.htm">Strong's 5308: </a> To fall on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5922.htm">Strong's 5922: </a> Above, over, upon, against his face, אַנְפּ֔וֹהִי (’an·pō·w·hî) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_600.htm">Strong's 600: </a> The face paid homage סְגִ֑ד (sə·ḡiḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5457.htm">Strong's 5457: </a> To prostrate oneself to Daniel, וּלְדָנִיֵּ֖אל (ū·lə·ḏā·nî·yêl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1841.htm">Strong's 1841: </a> Daniel -- 'God is my judge', an Israelite leader in Babylon and ordered אֲמַ֖ר (’ă·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_560.htm">Strong's 560: </a> To say, tell, command that an offering וּמִנְחָה֙ (ū·min·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4504.htm">Strong's 4504: </a> A sacrificial offering of incense וְנִ֣יחֹחִ֔ין (wə·nî·ḥō·ḥîn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5208.htm">Strong's 5208: </a> Soothing, tranquilizing be presented לְנַסָּ֥כָה (lə·nas·sā·ḵāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5260.htm">Strong's 5260: </a> To pour out a, libation to him. לֵֽהּ׃ (lêh) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel 2:46 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 2:46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his (Dan. 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