Daniel 2:37-38

Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

2:37 “You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has granted you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor. 2:38 Wherever human beings, ¹  wild animals, ²  and birds of the sky live – he has given them into your power. ³  He has given you authority over them all. You are the head of gold.

Daniel 2:2

2:2 The king issued an order ⁴  to summon the magicians, astrologers, sorcerers, and wise men ⁵  in order to explain his dreams to him. ⁶  So they came and awaited the king’s instructions. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 12:7

12:7 Now take your positions, so I may confront you ⁸  before the Lord regarding all the Lord’s just actions toward you and your ancestors. ⁹ 

Matius 14:4

14:4 because John had repeatedly told ¹⁰  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ¹¹ 

[2:38]  ¹ tn Aram “the sons of man.”

[2:38]  ² tn Aram “the beasts of the field.”

[2:38]  ³ tn Aram “hand.”

[2:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “said.” So also in v. 12.

[2:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “Chaldeans.” The term Chaldeans (Hebrew כַּשְׂדִּים, kasdim) is used in the book of Daniel both in an ethnic sense and, as here, to refer to a caste of Babylonian wise men and astrologers.

[2:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “to explain to the king his dreams.”

[2:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “stood before the king.”

[12:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “and I will enter into judgment with you” (NRSV similar); NAB “and I shall arraign you.”

[12:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “all the just actions which he has done with you and with your fathers.”

[14:4]  ¹⁰ tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

[14:4]  ¹¹ sn This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.