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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Daniel 2:20

He blesseth God for two things. 1. Wisdom; he means chiefly the wisdom God gave him in revealing this great secret to him, which the wise men could not attain to, because they knew not the true God, nor did seek to him for it, this is clear in Daniel 2:21. 2. Might is his; that is, almighty, above all mighty potentates of the world, above Nebuchadnezzar and all the kings of the earth, for he sets them up and plucks them down at pleasure, Daniel 2:21, as the interpretation of the dream and vision shows.

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See also Daniel 2:20 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 20. _WISDOM AND MIGHT ARE HIS_] He knows all things, and can do all things....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    DANIEL ANSWERED AND SAID - The word “answer,” in the Scriptures, often occurs substantially in the sense of “speak” or “say.” It does not always denote a reply to something that has been said by anoth...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 2 NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM AND ITS INTERPRETATION _ 1. The forgotten dream (Daniel 2:1)_ 2. The prayer meeting in Babylon and the answer (Daniel 2:14) 3. Daniel before the king (Daniel 2:24)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DANIEL VOLUNTEERS TO EXPLAIN THE DREAM. To save the magicians from their doom, Daniel offers to tell the king his dream and prays to God to make the thing clear to him. DANIEL 2:14. ARIOCH: Eri-Aku ...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ANSWERED AND SAID. See note on Deuteronomy 1:41. FOR EVER AND EVER. from age to age. See App-151....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Daniel's thanksgiving for the great mercy vouchsafed to him....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _answered_ In the sense of commencing to speak: so Daniel 3:9; Daniel 3:14; Daniel 3:19; Daniel 3:24, _al._; and ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπε in the N.T.,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    II. DANIEL'S DECLARATIONDaniel 2:17-35 a. PRAYER TEXT: Daniel 2:17-24 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 18 that they wo...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: DANIEL ANSWERED - responded to God's goodness by praises. BLESSED BE THE NAME OF GOD - God i...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    2:20 ever; (h-14) See 1 Chronicles 16:36 ; Nehemiah 9:5 ; Psalms 113:2 ; Psalms 115:18 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    NEBUCHANDEZZAR'S DREAM-IMAGE Nebuchadnezzar in his second year had a dream, which he required the wise men of his court to describe and interpret on pain of death. They said this was beyond their powe...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 2 V1 When Nebuchadnezzar had been king for almost two years, he had dreams. His mind was anxious and he could not sleep. Verse 1 Nebuc...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BLESSED BE THE NAME. — Daniel’s prayer is for the most part framed upon the model of scriptural language, while on the other hand it appears to have been adapted to their own special needs by later pi...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    עָנֵ֤ה דָֽנִיֵּאל֙ וְ אָמַ֔ר לֶהֱוֵ֨א שְׁמֵ֤הּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES "With thee will I break in pieces rulers and captains." - Jeremiah 51:23 THE Book of Daniel is constructed with consummate skill to teach the mighty lessons which it...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WISDOM GRANTED IN THE HOUR OF NEED Daniel 2:14-35 The action of Daniel in this supreme crisis is very instructive. He reckoned absolutely on God, and in his chivalrous endeavor to save the lives of t...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by dreams and unable to sleep, called together his enchanters and sorcerers to explain his dreams one of which troubled him especially. Their d...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _His. He grants them to whom he pleases, and disposes of kingdoms (Calmet) without control. (ver. 21.)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Behold, Reader! the prevalency of prayer. Oh! what hath not prayer with faith in Christ wrought? When God the Holy Ghost gives a spirit of prayer, and leads the soul in Jesus into the very retirings o...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Daniel here pursues his narrative, and thanks God after King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream had been made known to him, while he relates the sense of the words which he had used. _May God’s name be blessed, _...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    On the other hand, we see in the second chapter the mighty king of the Gentiles made the depositary of the history of the Gentiles, and of God's entire plan, as the recipient of these divine communica...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    DANIEL ANSWERED AND SAID,.... That is, he began his prayer, as Jacchiades observes, or his thanksgiving, and expressed it in the following manner: BLESSED BE THE NAME OF GOD FOR EVER AND EVER: a form...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: Ver. 20. _Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God._] They who are slight in praying...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then was the secret revealed_ It is generally thought that this secret was revealed to Daniel only, and that in sleep, by a dream, or, as it is here termed, a night vision. _Then Daniel blessed the G...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Daniel Prepares to Interpret The King's Dream...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Daniel answered and said, responding, as it were, to the goodness of God with his hymn of praise, BLESSED BE THE NAME OF GOD FOREVER AND EVER, this name including His entire essence and attributes; FO...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    14-23 Daniel humbly prayed that God would discover to him the king's dream, and the meaning of it. Praying friends are valuable friends; and it well becomes the greatest and best men to desire the pr...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 2:20 Daniel H1841 answered H6032 (H8750) said H560 (H8750) Blessed H1289 (H8743) be H1934 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD REVEALS TO DANIEL WHAT HE ASKED. DANIEL IS FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AND PRAISE (DANIEL 2:19). ‘Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven....

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Daniel 2:1 I. The narrative sets before us the value of united prayer. II. We have an illustration here of the power of gratitude. III. We have an illustration of the devout humility of genuine pie...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Visions of Nebuchadnezzar and their results. The forgotten dream and the failure of the astrologers. Daniel's interpretation after prayer for wisdom. CHARACTERS: Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, Sha...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Daniel 2:1. _In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar,_ after he ascended the throne, according to the Chaldaic account, which was the fourth according to the Hebrew account. Nebuchadnezzar is thought by...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever._ DANIEL’S PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Such a prayer sheds a flood of light upon the character of the man who utters it. It was addr...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:1 Nebuchadnezzar expects his own interpreters to tell him the content of his dream, perhaps to prove that they are genuinely qualified to interpret it (vv. Daniel 2:1). Daniel’...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:14 Daniel leads his friends in praying to the true God for insight. ⇐ ⇔...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _HOMILETICS_ SECT. VI.—THE THANKSGIVING (Chap. Daniel 2:19) The part of faith not only to pray but to look out for an answer. Daniel prayed in the firm expectation that, if for God’s glory, an answer...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION DANIEL 2:1 DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED. DANIEL 2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was trou

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep was taken from him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 29:10; 1 Chronicles 29:11; 1 Chronicles 29:12; 1 Chronicles 29:20;...

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