Daniel 2
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream and the Threat to the Wise Men
1In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
2Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be called to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
3The king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”
4Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
5The king answered the Chaldeans, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill.
6But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.”
7They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
8The king answered, “I know of a certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing has gone from me.
9But if you don’t make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the situation changes. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can show me its interpretation.”
10The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no king, lord, or ruler has asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or Chaldean.
11It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
12Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
13So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Daniel's Prayer and God's Revelation
14Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
15He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
16Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
17Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
18that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
21He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.
22He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
23I thank you and praise you, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”
Daniel Interprets the Dream of the Great Statue
24Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.”
25Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said this to him: “I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.”
26The king answered Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?”
27Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers;
28but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head on your bed are these:
29“As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what will happen.
30But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.
31“You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying.
32As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
33its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay.
34You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. The stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
The Interpretation of the Four Kingdoms
36“This is the dream; and we will tell its interpretation before the king.
37You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory.
38Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
39“After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
40The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush.
41Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay and part of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but there will be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.
42As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
43Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they will mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they won’t cling to one another, even as iron does not mix with clay.
44“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
45Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will happen hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”
Nebuchadnezzar's Response and Daniel's Promotion
46Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.
47The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”
48Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
49Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, but Daniel was in the king’s gate.
King Nebuchadnezzar demands that his wise men not only interpret his troubling dream but also reveal its contents, threatening death when they cannot. Daniel and his friends pray for divine revelation, and God reveals both the dream and its meaning to Daniel. The dream depicts a great statue representing four successive kingdoms, ultimately destroyed by a stone representing God's eternal kingdom, leading to Daniel's promotion and the king's acknowledgment of God's supremacy.
Context
This chapter follows Daniel's initial rise in Babylon and establishes the prophetic framework for understanding world empires that will dominate the book's later visions.
Key Themes
Outline
- 1-13Nebuchadnezzar's Impossible DemandThe king threatens all wise men with death when they cannot reveal and interpret his forgotten dream.
- 14-23Daniel's Prayer for RevelationDaniel requests time and prays with his friends, receiving the dream's contents and meaning in a night vision.
- 24-35Daniel Reveals the DreamDaniel describes the king's dream of a great statue made of different materials, destroyed by a stone.
- 36-45Interpretation of Four KingdomsDaniel explains that the statue represents four successive earthly kingdoms, culminating in God's eternal kingdom.
- 46-49Royal Recognition and RewardNebuchadnezzar worships God and promotes Daniel and his friends to high positions in Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream and the Threat to the Wise Men
2:1–2:13Nebuchadnezzar has troubling dreams and demands that his wise men not only interpret but also reveal the dream itself, threatening death when they claim this is impossible, setting up Daniel's opportunity to demonstrate God's superior wisdom.
person_contrast
Nebuchadnezzar's unprecedented demand that wise men reveal his dream before interpreting it creates an impossible test that only divine revelation can satisfy, exposing human wisdom's limitations.
Daniel's Prayer and God's Revelation
2:14–2:23Daniel requests time from the king to interpret his dream, then prays with his companions for God's mercy. God reveals the secret to Daniel in a vision, prompting Daniel to praise God's wisdom and sovereignty.
person_contrast
Daniel's immediate response to divine revelation shifts from requesting mercy (v. 18) to praising God's sovereignty (v. 20-23), demonstrating how revelation transforms supplication into worship.
Daniel Interprets the Dream of the Great Statue
2:24–2:35Daniel is brought before King Nebuchadnezzar and humbly explains that only God can reveal secrets. He describes the king's dream of a great statue made of different metals that is destroyed by a stone.
person_contrast
Daniel's threefold disclaimer that "no wise men, enchanters, magicians or diviners" can reveal mysteries (v.27) creates the strongest contrast in scripture between human inadequacy and divine revelation.
The Interpretation of the Four Kingdoms
2:36–2:45Daniel interprets the statue as representing four successive kingdoms, with Nebuchadnezzar as the head of gold. God will establish an eternal kingdom that will destroy all earthly kingdoms and stand forever.
person_contrast
Daniel's interpretation uniquely presents God's eternal kingdom as both destroyer and creator, using the rare Hebrew word "di-shatters" (דקק) found only here and in Isaiah's messianic prophecies.
Nebuchadnezzar's Response and Daniel's Promotion
2:46–2:49King Nebuchadnezzar worships Daniel and acknowledges God as the revealer of secrets. He promotes Daniel to rule over Babylon and appoints his companions to administrative positions.
person_contrast
Nebuchadnezzar's prostration before Daniel reverses the typical power dynamic, making this the only passage where Babylon's king worships rather than demands worship.
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Daniel 2:16
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Daniel 2:17
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Daniel 2:24
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Daniel 2:25
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Daniel 2:26
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Daniel 2:27
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Daniel 2:28
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Daniel 2:29
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Daniel 2:30
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Daniel 2:31
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Daniel 3:18lexicalBut if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have…
Daniel 2:32
Daniel 5:23lexicalbut have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and y…
Daniel 5:4lexicalThey drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Daniel 3:15lexicalNow if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to…
Daniel 5:2lexicalBelshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had t…
Ezra 5:14lexicalThe gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brough…
Daniel 2:34
Daniel 5:23lexicalbut have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and y…
Daniel 7:19lexical“Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly terrib…
Daniel 7:4lexical“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the…
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Ezra 5:5lexicalBut the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to…
Daniel 2:35
Daniel 5:23lexicalbut have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and y…
Daniel 7:19lexical“Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly terrib…
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Daniel 7:23lexical“So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and wi…
Daniel 5:4lexicalThey drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Daniel 2:36
Daniel 5:17lexicalThen Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I…
Daniel 5:7lexicalThe king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise…
Daniel 5:15lexicalNow the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to…
Daniel 5:12lexicalbecause an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting of dreams, showing of dark sentences, and dissolving…
Daniel 7:16lexicalI came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. “So he told me, and made me know…
Daniel 2:37
Daniel 5:18lexical“To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.
Ezra 7:23lexicalWhatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should th…
Ezra 5:12lexicalBut after our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Baby…
Daniel 7:14lexicalDominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dom…
Daniel 7:27lexicalThe kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the…
Daniel 2:38
Daniel 7:6lexical“After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The animal also had…
Daniel 5:21lexicalHe was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals’, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys…
Daniel 5:7lexicalThe king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise…
Daniel 5:23lexicalbut have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and y…
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Daniel 2:39
Daniel 7:23lexical“So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and wi…
Daniel 5:7lexicalThe king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise…
Daniel 7:4lexical“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the…
Daniel 7:17lexical‘These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who will arise out of the earth.
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Daniel 2:40
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Daniel 7:23lexical“So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and wi…
Daniel 7:19lexical“Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly terrib…
Daniel 3:7lexicalTherefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds…
Daniel 5:22lexical“You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
Daniel 2:41
Daniel 7:19lexical“Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly terrib…
Daniel 7:4lexical“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the…
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Daniel 5:5lexicalIn the same hour, the fingers of a man’s hand came out and wrote near the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the k…
Ezra 4:14lexicalNow because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have…
Daniel 2:42
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Daniel 7:19lexical“Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was different from all of them, exceedingly terrib…
Daniel 7:4lexical“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the…
Daniel 7:23lexical“So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and wi…
Ezra 7:23lexicalWhatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should th…
Daniel 2:43
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Daniel 7:13lexical“I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even t…
Daniel 3:25lexicalHe answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of th…
Daniel 7:4lexical“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the…
Daniel 5:23lexicalbut have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and y…
Daniel 2:44
Daniel 7:14lexicalDominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dom…
Daniel 7:27lexicalThe kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the…
Daniel 3:29lexicalTherefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach,…
Ezra 6:12lexicalMay the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who stretch out their hand to alter t…
Daniel 5:11lexicalThere is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and underst…
Daniel 2:45
Daniel 5:23lexicalbut have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and y…
Ezra 5:8lexicalBe it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built wit…
Ezra 4:14lexicalNow because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have…
Daniel 5:4lexicalThey drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Daniel 7:7lexical“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there was a fourth animal, awesome, powerful, and exceedingly stron…
Daniel 2:46
Daniel 3:19lexicalThen Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego…
Daniel 3:28lexicalNebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delive…
Daniel 7:1lexicalIn the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wr…
Daniel 3:7lexicalTherefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds…
Daniel 3:5lexicalthat whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and…
Daniel 2:47
Daniel 5:13lexicalThen Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel of the children of t…
Ezra 5:12lexicalBut after our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Baby…
Daniel 3:29lexicalTherefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach,…
Daniel 3:17lexicalIf it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of…
Daniel 3:26lexicalThen Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed…
Daniel 2:48
Daniel 5:7lexicalThe king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise…
Daniel 3:3lexicalThen the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and…
Daniel 5:17lexicalThen Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I…
Daniel 7:1lexicalIn the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wr…
Daniel 3:2lexicalThen Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, t…
Daniel 2:49
Daniel 3:12lexicalThere are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abedn…
Daniel 3:26lexicalThen Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed…
Daniel 3:30lexicalThen the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:28lexicalNebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delive…
Daniel 3:22lexicalTherefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those…
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