Daniel 2:23

23 O Dieu de mes pères! je te célèbre et je te loue de ce que tu m'as donné sagesse et force, et de ce que tu m'as fait connaître maintenant ce que nous t'avons demandé; car tu nous as révélé l'affaire du roi.

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 Et c'est lui qui change les temps et les moments; qui dépose les rois et qui les établit; qui donne la sagesse aux sages, et la science à ceux qui ont de l'intelligence.

22 C'est lui qui révèle les choses profondes et cachées. Il connaît ce qui est dans les ténèbres, et la lumière demeure avec lui.

23 O Dieu de mes pères! je te célèbre et je te loue de ce que tu m'as donné sagesse et force, et de ce que tu m'as fait connaître maintenant ce que nous t'avons demandé; car tu nous as révélé l'affaire du roi.

24 C'est pourquoi Daniel alla vers Arioc, à qui le roi avait ordonné de faire périr tous les sages de Babylone; il alla et lui parla ainsi: Ne fais pas périr tous les sages de Babylone. Introduis-moi auprès du roi, et je donnerai au roi l'interprétation.

25 Alors Arioc introduisit promptement Daniel auprès du roi, et lui parla ainsi: J'ai trouvé parmi les captifs de Juda un homme qui donnera au roi l'interprétation.