24Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
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Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-30)We have here the introduction to Daniel’s declaring the dream, and the interpretation of it. I. He immediately bespoke the reversing of the sentence against the wise men of Babylon, Dan. 2:24. He went with all speed to Arioch, to tell him that his commission was now superseded: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon . Though there were those of them perhaps that deserved to die, as magicians, by the…
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