Daniel 2 · Verse 25

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.
Daniel 2:25, King James Version

Daniel 2:25 in other translations

BSBArioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
WEBThen Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said this to him: “I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.”
ASVThen Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
YLTThen Arioch in haste hath brought up Daniel before the king, and thus hath said to him--‘I have found a man of the sons of the Removed of Judah, who the interpretation to the king doth make known.'
DARBYThen Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him: I have found a man of the sons of the captivity of Judah that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
BBEThen Arioch quickly took Daniel in before the king, and said to him, Here is a man from among the prisoners of Judah, who will make clear to the king the sense of the dream.
WebsterThen Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus to him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known to the king the interpretation.

What does Daniel 2:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. I have found a man--Like all courtiers, in announcing agreeable tidings, he ascribes the merit of the discovery to himself [Jerome]. So far from it being a discrepancy, that he says nothing of the previous understanding between him and Daniel, or of Daniel's application to the king (Da 2:15, 16), it is just what we should expect. Arioch would not dare to tell an absolute despot that he had stayed the execution of his sanguinary decree, on his own responsibility; but would, in the first instance, secretly stay it until Daniel had got, by application from the king, the time required, without Arioch seeming to know of Daniel's application as the cause of the respite; then, when Daniel had received the revelation, Arioch would in trembling haste bring him in, as if then for the first time he had "found" him. The very difficulty when cleared up is a proof of genuineness, as it never would be introduced by a forger.

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

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Daniel 2:25 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.

אֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinthenH116
אַרְיוֹךְ֙'ar.yoKhAriochH746
בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔הbe.hit.be.ha.Lahin hasteH927
הַנְעֵ֥לhan.'Elhe brought inH5954
לְדָנִיֵּ֖אלle.da.ni.Yel<obj.> DanielH1841
קֳדָ֣םko.DambeforeH6925
מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'king theH4430
וְכֵ֣ןve.Khenand as followsH3652
אֲמַר\־'a.mar-he saidH560
לֵ֗הּLehto him
דִּֽי\־di-thatH1768
הַשְׁכַּ֤חַתhash.Ka.chatI have foundH7912
גְּבַר֙ge.Vara manH1400
מִן\־min-fromH4481
בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1247
גָֽלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'exile theH1547
דִּ֣יdiofH1768
יְה֔וּדye.HudJudahH3061
דִּ֥יdiwhoH1768
פִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'interpretation theH6591
לְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'to king theH4430
יְהוֹדַֽע\׃ye.ho.Da'he will make knownH3046

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Cross references for Daniel 2:25

  • 1 Corinthians 1:27-28

    But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

  • Daniel 6:13

    Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

  • Daniel 5:13

    Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?

  • Daniel 1:6

    Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

  • Nehemiah 7:6

    These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

  • Proverbs 24:11

    If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
brought.
Pr 24:11; Ec 9:10
I have. Chal. That I have. captives of Judah. Chal.children of the captivity of Judah.
1:6; 6:13; Ne 7:6; 1Co 1:27,28

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Context

  • 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.

  • Daniel 2:26

    The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?

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Daniel 2:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Arioch llevó prestamente á Daniel delante del rey, y díjole así: Un varón de los trasportados de Judá he hallado, el cual declarará al rey la interpretación.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors Arioc fit entrer Daniel en hâte devant le roi, et lui parla ainsi: J’ai trouvé un homme, des fils de la captivité de Juda, qui fera connaître au roi l’interprétation.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da führte Arioch eilends den Daniel vor den König, und sprach zu ihm also: Ich habe einen Mann unter den Weggeführten von Juda gefunden, welcher dem König die Deutung kundtun wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc Arioch festinus introduxit Danielem ad regem, et dixit ei: Inveni hominem de filiis transmigrationis Juda, qui solutionem regi annuntiet.