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Daniel 4:9

Daniel 4:9
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians,.... So he called him, either because he excelled them in knowledge, and was greater than they, as Jacchiades; though not of their rank and order, which Daniel…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians - “Master,” in the sense that he was first among them, or was superior to them all. Or, perhaps, he still retained office at the head of this class of men - the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Daniel 4:4-18

Nebuchadnezzar, before he relates the judgments of God that had been wrought upon him for his pride, gives an account of the fair warning he had of them before they came, a due regard to which might…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

master of the magicians see Dan 2:48.

troubleth thee forceth, constraineth thee, i.e. reduces thee to straits.