Daniel 2:3

3 he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.^[a] ”

Daniel 2:3 in Other Translations

3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

3 And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream."

3 he said, “I have had a dream that deeply troubles me, and I must know what it means.”

3 he said to them, "I had a dream that I can't get out of my mind. I can't sleep until I know what it means."

3 he said to them, "I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it."

Daniel 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 2:3

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream
What before is called dreams is here expressed in the singular, a dream; for it was but one dream, though it contained in it various things; this the king could remember, that he had a dream; for it had left some impression on his mind, though he could not call to mind what it was about. Aben Ezra makes mention of one of their Gaons or Rabbins, that affirmed that Nebuchadnezzar knew his dream, but was willing to try the wise men; but, as he observes, he could not surely believe the words of Daniel: and my spirit was troubled to know the dream;
both that, and the meaning of it; he says nothing as yet about the interpretation of it; concluding that, if they could tell him the dream, they could explain it to him; or then it would be time enough to inquire after that.

Daniel 2:3 In-Context

1 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep.

2 So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king,

3 he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means. ”

4 Then the astrologers answered the king, “May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”

5 The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided: If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble.

Cross References

• 1. Daniel 4:5

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "was"