Daniel 2:12
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:12 in other translations
| BSB | This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. |
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| WEB | Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. |
| ASV | For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. |
| YLT | Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon; |
| DARBY | For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. |
| BBE | Because of this the king was angry and full of wrath, and gave orders for the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon. |
| Webster | For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. |
What does Daniel 2:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:12-13
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 2:1-13
Nebuchadnezzar's dream. (Dn 2:1-13) It is revealed to Daniel. (Dn 2:14-23) He obtains admission to the king. (Dn 2:24-30) The dream and the interpretation. (Dn 2:31-45) Honours to Daniel and his friends. (Dn 2:46-49) Verses 1-13 The greatest men are most open to cares and troubles of mind, which disturb their repose in the night, while the sleep of the labouring man is sweet and sound. We know not the uneasiness of…
Daniel 2:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Daniel 2:12
- Daniel 3:13
Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
- Psalms 76:10
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
- Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
- Daniel 3:19
Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
- Proverbs 27:3-4
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
- Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
- Proverbs 19:12
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
- Daniel 2:5
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
- Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
- Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- Matthew 5:22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
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Context
- Daniel 2:11
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
- Daniel 2:12
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- Daniel 2:13
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Daniel 2:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por esto el rey con ira y con grande enojo, mandó que matasen á todos los sabios de Babilonia. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | À cause de cela, le roi s’irrita et se mit dans une très grande colère, et commanda de détruire tous les sages de Babylone. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dieserhalb ward der König zornig und ergrimmte sehr, und er befahl, alle Weisen von Babel umzubringen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quo audito, rex, in furore et in ira magna, præcepit ut perirent omnes sapientes Babylonis. |