10 The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean.
11 It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king aexcept the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought aDaniel and his companions, to kill them.
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14 Then with counsel and wisdom Daniel answered Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon;
15 he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so1 urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.
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Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Daniel 2:12.
Daniel 2:10-13
Note here that the king was in no mood to allow them to buy time to answer.
The king was furious, and God allowed the carnage to begin. This is always important, God did not cause this, but He allowed it to suit His purposes.
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