Daniel 2:6

"The 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."

Key Reflection

King Nebuchadnezzar's words reflect both his frustration and determination. He acknowledges having forgotten the dream but threatens severe punishment if the magicians fail to reveal it, highlighting his belief in magic and divination while also hinting at a deeper fear of divine judgment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But if ye show the dream -If you show what the dream was. And the interpretation thereof -What it signifies. That is, they were so to state the dream that Nebuchadnezzar would recognize it; and they were to give such an explanation of it as would commend itself to his mind as the true one. On this last point he would doubtless rely much on their supposed wisdom in performing this duty, but it would seem clear, also, that it was necessary that the interpretation should be seen to be a “fair” interpretation, or such as would be “fairly” implied in the dream.

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