Daniel 2:12

This made the king angry and very furious, and he gave an order to destroy all those in Babylon who were known for their wisdom.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

In Context

11What the king demands is difficult, and there is no one who can tell it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans.”

13So the decree went out that all those who were known for their wisdom were to be put to death. Because of this decree, they searched for Daniel and his friends so they could be put to death.

Read all of Daniel 2

Cross References

Psalms 76:10Surely your angry judgment against humanity will bring you praise; 1 you gird yourself with what is left of your anger. 1

Proverbs 19:12The wrath of the king is like the roaring of a young lion, 1 but his favor is like dew on the grass. 1

Proverbs 27:3Consider the heaviness of a stone and the weight of sand— 1 the provocation of a fool is heavier than both. 1

Daniel 2:5The king replied to the wise men, “This matter has been settled. If you do not reveal the dream to me and interpret it, your bodies will be torn apart and your houses made into rubbish heaps.

Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage; the look on his face changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times hotter than it was normally heated.

Matthew 5:22But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, 'You worthless person!' will be in danger of the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:2-14

Nebuchadnezzar's Forgotten Dream. ( b. c. 603.) 1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. 4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Daniel 2:12