Daniel 2:12 meaning and explanation
This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Nebuchadnezzar has demanded that his court experts both recount his forgotten dream and interpret it, and their reply that only the gods could do this enrages him. His order to destroy all the wise men of Babylon shows the absolute power of an ancient Near Eastern king and the peril faced by Daniel and his friends, who are counted among those wise men.
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