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Daniel 2:7

Daniel 2:7
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

They answered again, and said,.... Or, a "second" (e) time; repeating the same words, having nothing more to say:

let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

They answered again, and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it - Certainly not an unreasonable request, in any circumstances, and especially in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Daniel 2:1-13

We meet with a great difficulty in the date of this story; it is said to be in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Dan 2:1. Now Daniel was carried to Babylon in his first year, and, it…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Daniel 2:7-12

The wise men profess their willingness to interpret the king's dream: but protest that his demand that they should tell him what his dream was is an extravagant one. Nebuchadnezzar, however, adheres…

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