Daniel 2:23

23 Te agradezco y te alabo, Dios de mis antepasados,
porque me has dado sabiduría y fortaleza.
Me revelaste lo que te pedimos
y nos diste a conocer lo que el rey exigía».

Daniel 2:23 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 2:23

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God my fathers
His remote ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and more near progenitors, to whom God had made promises, and revealed his secrets in time past, and still continued his favours to Daniel; for which he was abundantly thankful, and owned and confessed the goodness of God to him, and praised him on account of it: who hast given me wisdom and might;
or "strength" ^F19; courage and fortitude of mind, to go in to the king when in his fury, to promise to show his dream, and the interpretation of it; and strength of faith in prayer to God to obtain it, and who gave him wisdom to know it: Jacchiades interprets this might of power to save his own life, and the life of others: and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee;
for though it was only made known to Daniel, yet it was in consequence of the united prayers of him and his companions, to which he ascribes it; which shows his great modesty and humility, not to attribute it to his own prayer, and the interest he had in God, as a God hearing prayer: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter;
or "word" ^F20; which he required of the wise men, namely, his dream, and the interpretation of it; this being made known to Daniel, he communicated it to his friends.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (atrwbg) "fortitudinem", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "robur", Piscator.
F20 (tlm) "verbum", Junius & Tremellius, Broughtonus, Michaelis; "sermonen", Pagninus, Montanus; "quod dicit rex", Cocceius.

Daniel 2:23 In-Context

21 Él controla el curso de los sucesos del mundo;
él quita reyes y pone otros reyes.
Él da sabiduría a los sabios
y conocimiento a los estudiosos.

22 Él revela cosas profundas y misteriosas
y conoce lo que se oculta en la oscuridad,
aunque él está rodeado de luz.

23 Te agradezco y te alabo, Dios de mis antepasados,
porque me has dado sabiduría y fortaleza.
Me revelaste lo que te pedimos
y nos diste a conocer lo que el rey exigía».

24 Daniel interpreta el sueño
Entonces Daniel fue a ver a Arioc, a quien el rey había ordenado ejecutar a los sabios de Babilonia. Daniel le dijo: «No mates a los sabios. Llévame ante el rey y le explicaré el significado de su sueño».

25 Enseguida Arioc llevó a Daniel ante el rey y anunció: «¡Entre los cautivos de Judá, encontré a uno que le dirá al rey el significado de su sueño!».