After 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.
כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗ה דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙ עַ֣ל עַל־אַרְי֔וֹךְ דִּ֚י מַנִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֔א לְהוֹבָדָ֖ה לְחַכִּימֵ֣י בָבֶ֑ל אֲזַ֣ל ׀ וְכֵ֣ן אֲמַר־לֵ֗הּ לְחַכִּימֵ֤י בָבֶל֙ אַל־תְּהוֹבֵ֔ד הַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔א וּפִשְׁרָ֖א לְמַלְכָּ֥א אֲחַוֵּֽא׃
3 Church Fathers comment on this verse
He approached him urgently and said, “Do not put to death the wise men of Babylon. Who would look after them? Observe how compassionate and kind the prophet is. However, they would not have heeded him if he had not included this: ‘Take me to the king, and I will explain the interpretation of the dream.”
Do not execute the sages of Babylon. Lead me to the king, and I will provide the interpretation of the dream, among other things. He reflects the benevolence of God, who intercedes for His adversaries and desires not the demise of those for whom He sacrificed Himself.
This compassion is appropriate for the Prophet; for he desired not just to be saved alongside his companions from an unjust demise but also sought the salvation of the Chaldeans. Through this miraculous act, he aimed both to free them from their wrongdoing and to lead them to the Lord of all.
Passages read together with this verse.
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