"For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise {men} of Babylon." — Daniel 2:12

Daniel 2:12 · KJV

“For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise {men} of Babylon.”

— Daniel 2:12

And {it is} a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Verse 13

And the decree went forth that the wise {men} should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

Daniel 2 — Context

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore {there is} no king, lord, nor ruler, {that} asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

And {it is} a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise {men} of Babylon.

And the decree went forth that the wise {men} should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise {men} of Babylon: {answered...: Chaldee, returned} {captain...: or, chief marshal: Chaldee, chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen}

Cross References

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar in {his} rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

Daniel 3:19

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: {therefore} he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. {full: Chaldee, filled}

Matthew 2:16

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

Psalms 76:10

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

Job 5:2

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. {envy: or, indignation}

Daniel 2:5

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. {cut...: Chaldee, made pieces}

Proverbs 20:2

The fear of a king {is} as the roaring of a lion: {whoso} provoketh him to anger sinneth {against} his own soul.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.