Daniel 2 · Verse 24

Daniel 2:24

Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Daniel 2:24, King James Version

Daniel 2:24 in other translations

BSBTherefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
WEBTherefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.”
ASVTherefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the interpretation.
YLTTherefore Daniel hath gone up unto Arioch, whom the king hath appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he hath gone, and thus hath said to him, ‘The wise men of Babylon thou dost not destroy, bring me up before the king, and the interpretation to the king I do shew.'
DARBYTherefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
BBEFor this reason Daniel went to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders for the destruction of the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, Do not put to death the wise men of Babylon: take me in before the king and I will make clear to him the sense of the dream.
WebsterTherefore Daniel went into Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus to him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.

What does Daniel 2:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Therefore--because of having received the divine communication. bring me in before the king--implying that he had not previously been in person before the king (see on Da 2:16).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Destroy not the wise men - The decree was suspended till it should be seen whether Daniel could tell the dream, and give its interpretation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 2:24-30
Daniel takes away the king's opinion of his magicians and soothsayers. The insufficiency of creatures should drive us to the all-sufficiency of the Creator. There is One who can do that for us, and make known that to us, which none on earth can, particularly the work of redemption, and the secret designs of God's love to us therein. Daniel confirmed the king in his opinion, that the dream was of great consequence, relating to the affairs and changes of this lower world. Let those whom God has highly favoured and honoured, lay aside all opinion of their own wisdom and worthiness, that the Lord alone may be praised for the good they have and do.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Daniel 2:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּל\־kol-as to
קֳבֵ֣לko.VelbecauseH6903
דְּנָ֗הde.NahthisH1836
דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLDanielH1841
עַ֣ל'alhe went inH5954
עַל\־'al-toH5922
אַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhAriochH746
דִּ֚יdiwhomH1768
מַנִּ֣יma.Nihe had appointedH4483
מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king theH4430
לְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.Dahto destroyH7
לְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.Mei<obj.> [the] wise men ofH2445
בָבֶ֑לva.VelBabylonH895
אֲזַ֣ל\׀'a.Zalhe wentH236
וְכֵ֣ןve.Khenand as followsH3652
אֲמַר\־'a.mar-he saidH560
לֵ֗הּLehto him
לְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.Mei<obj.> [the] wise men ofH2445
בָבֶל֙va.VelBabylonH895
אַל\־'al-may notH409
תְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.Vedyou destroyH7
הַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ha.'E.le.nibring in meH5954
קֳדָ֣םko.DambeforeH6925
מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king theH4430
וּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'and interpretation theH6591
לְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'to king theH4430
אֲחַוֵּֽא\׃\ \ס'a.cha.Ve'I will declareH2324

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 2:24

  • Daniel 2:12-14

    For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

  • Acts 27:24

    Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Arioch.
15
Destroy.
12,13; Ac 27:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 2:23

    I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

  • Daniel 2:24

    Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

  • Daniel 2:25

    Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

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Daniel 2:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después de esto Daniel entró á Arioch, al cual el rey había puesto para matar á los sabios de Babilonia; fué, y díjole así: No mates á los sabios de Babilonia: llévame delante del rey, que yo mostraré al rey la declaración.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi Daniel entra auprès d’Arioc, que le roi avait établi pour détruire les sages de Babylone; il alla, et lui parla ainsi: Ne détruis pas les sages de Babylone; conduis-moi devant le roi, et j’indiquerai au roi l’interprétation.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dieserhalb ging Daniel zu Arioch hinein, welchen der König bestellt hatte, die Weisen von Babel umzubringen; er ging hin und sprach zu ihm also: Bringe die Weisen von Babel nicht um; führe mich vor den König, und ich werde dem König die Deutung anzeigen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Post hæc Daniel ingressus ad Arioch, quem constituerat rex ut perderet sapientes Babylonis, sic ei locutus est: Sapientes Babylonis ne perdas: introduc me in conspectu regis, et solutionem regi narrabo.