There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
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Gill's Exposition
There is a man in thy kingdom,.... She does not say in his court; very probably, after the death of Nebuchadnezzar, perhaps in one of the former reigns, he was removed from his offices; for, had he…
Barnes' Notes
There is a man in thy kingdom - To wit, Daniel. As the queen-mother had lived in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, and recollected the important service which he had rendered in interpreting the dream of…
Adam Clarke
Nebuchadnezzar thy father - See the note on Dan 5:1 (note).
Here is, I. The information given to the king, by the queen-mother, concerning Daniel, how fit he was to be consulted in this difficult case. It is supposed that this queen was the widow of…
Cambridge Bible
in whom is the spirit, &c. As Dan 4:8, where see the note.
thy father see on Dan 5:5.
like the wisdom of(the) gods Cf. 2Sa 14:20. The queen, however, speaks as a polytheist.
made master of the…
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