As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter : and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
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Gill's Exposition
As for thee, O king,.... So far as thou hast any concern in this matter, or with respect to thee, the following was thy case; these the circumstances and situation in which thou wert:
thy thoughts…
Barnes' Notes
As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed - Margin, “up;” that is, thy thoughts ascended. The Chaldee is, “thy thoughts ascended” - סלקוּ selı̂qû. So the Greek: “Thy thoughts…
We have here the introduction to Daniel's declaring the dream, and the interpretation of it.
I. He immediately bespoke the reversing of the sentence against the wise men of Babylon, Dan 2:24. He went…
Cambridge Bible
cameinto thy mind] lit. came up, the corresponding Heb. word followed by -upon the heart," being a Heb. idiom for occur to, be thought of by:cf. 2Es 3:1; and see Isa 65:17; Jer 3:16; Jer 7:31; Jer…
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