Daniel 2:1 meaning and explanation

In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.

Daniel 2:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Nebuchadnezzar II, the Babylonian king who had taken Judah into exile, is the speaker's subject here. In his second year his sleep is broken by dreams that leave his spirit troubled, and the Hebrew word rendered "troubled" carries the sense of being struck or beaten.

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