THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
Do you observe the audacity? Do you recognize the bravery? He speaks these words to someone who possessed the authority to take a life! He also laments for others.
Daniel 2:14Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Then Daniel inquired concerning the law and the sentence, of Arioch, the general of the king's army, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon.
בֵּאדַ֣יִן דָּנִיֵּ֗אל הֲתִיב֙ עֵטָ֣א וּטְעֵ֔ם לְאַרְי֕וֹךְ רַב־טַבָּחַיָּ֖א דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א דִּ֚י נְפַ֣ק לְקַטָּלָ֔ה לְחַכִּימֵ֖י בָּבֶֽל׃
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Ephraem the Syrian
Arioch set forth to execute the wise men of Babylon. Through his wisdom, Daniel rescued those who were being condemned to death due to their folly. The wise men of Babylon were devoid of understanding, while knowledge was disclosed to Daniel through his prayers.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Dan 2:24After this Daniel went in to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and he spoke thus to him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will tell the solution to the king.
- Jer 39:9And Nabuzardan the general of the army carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and the fugitives that had gone over to him, and the rest of the people that remained.
- Eccl 9:13This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great:
- Eccl 9:18Better is wisdom, than weapons of war: and he that shall offend in one, shall lose many good things.
- Gen 37:36The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.
- 2 Sam 20:16And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee.
- 2 Sam 20:22So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
- Jer 52:14And all the army of the Chaldeans that were with the general broke down all the wall of Jerusalem round about.