Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
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Gill's Exposition
Then was Daniel brought in before the king,.... Proper officers being sent to seek and find him; and having fetched him from his house or apartment where he lived, which seems to have been in the city…
Barnes' Notes
Then was Daniel brought in before the king - From this it is clear that he lived in Babylon, though in comparative obscurity. It would seem to be not improbable that he was still known to the…
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
spake answered.
Art thou that Daniel Art thou Daniel. The pron. thouis emphatic; but -that" implies a false view of the syntax of the sentence (cf. on Dan 2:38 and Dan 3:15).
who is of the children…
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