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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Daniel 1:20

The king enquired — This is a farther confirmation of the king's noble endowments, and of his great care whom he chose to be in offices of trust, namely persons excellently qualified to serve him in the great affairs of the kingdom. And thus did God pour contempt upon the pride of the Chaldeans, and put honour on the low estate of his people.

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See also Daniel 1:20 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Daniel 1:20. _MAGICIANS AND ASTROLOGERS_] Probably the same as _philosophers_ and _astronomers_ among us....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND IN ALL MATTERS OF WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING - Margin, “of.” The Hebrew is, “Everything of wisdom of understanding.” The Greek, “In all things of wisdom “and” knowledge.” The meaning is, in everythi...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

    HE FOUND THEM TEN TIMES BETTER THAN ALL THE MAGICIANS. The ancient oriental court was provided with magicians and astrologers who were expected to give advice with more than human wisdom. The Greeks...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    MAGICIANS AND ASTROLOGERS. See notes on Daniel 2:2. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read this "and" in the text....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The king found further, upon putting to them difficult questions, that in a knowledge of the technicalities of their science the four Jewish youths excelled even the wise men of Babylon themselves. _a...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    MAGICIANS AND ASTROLOGERS— These names may perhaps be taken in a good sense, as the _wise men_ in St. Matthew; and the _astrologers_ perhaps were then in general the same as _astronomers_ with us. How...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. THE KING ... FOUND...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:20 scribes (d-25) Or 'hieroglyphists,' as Genesis 41:8 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    INTRODUCTORY. THE ABSTINENCE OF DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS FROM UNCLEAN FOOD Daniel is introduced as one of a band of Jews taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in the third year of Jehoiakim (Daniel...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    MAGICIANS] A word used only in Daniel, and of the Egyptian magicians in Genesis 41:8; Genesis 41:24; Exodus 7:11; Exodus 7:22;...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ כֹ֗ל דְּבַר֙ חָכְמַ֣ת בִּינָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר ־בִּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! when the Church of God; (which Daniel and his companions represented), is called in to stand before the King; and Jesus himself communes with his redeemed! how fully will it be found, that the...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Chapter 1 sets before us the royalty of Judah, formerly established by God over His people in the person of David, falling under the power of Nebuchadnezzar; and the king, Jehovah's anointed, given up...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm. Ver. 20. _And i...

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

    _Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in_ At the end of three years, see Daniel 1:5, _the prince of the eunuchs brought them in_ According to the king's command. _And...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And in all matters of wisdom and understanding that the king enquired of them, namely, at the general examination, HE FOUND THEM TEN TIMES BETTER THAN ALL THE MAGICIANS AND ASTROLOGERS, the most learn...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DANIEL FAITHFUL TO HIS RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING: _ Heb._ wisdom of understanding...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    This is a further confirmation of the king's noble endowments of mind, and of his great care whom he chose to be in offices of trust; namely, persons excellently qualified to serve him in the great af...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 1:20 matters H1697 wisdom H2451 understanding H998 king H4428 examined H1245 (H8765) found H4672 (H8799) times...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And at the completion of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them before him, the prince of the chief officers brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king had discussions with...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Daniel 1:1. _In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it._ Sin always brings its punishment. King Jehoiakim did evil...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Daniel 1:1. _In the third year of Jehoiakim Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem._ Some think that Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiakim the third year, but that while on his way to Babylon he made submission, a...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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