Daniel 2:49

Daniel 2:49

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

a. ASV: And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

b. YLT: And Daniel hath sought from the king, and he hath appointed over the work of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and Daniel [is] in the gate of the king.

c. Classic Amplified: And Daniel requested of the king and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained in the gate of the king [at the king’s court].

d. Septuagint: And Daniel asked of the king, and he appointed Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the king’s palace.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shradrach, meshach and Abed-nego over the affairs of the land of babylonia; and Daniel was at the king’s gate.

1. “Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon…”

a. [Then] Daniel [Strong: 1841 Daniye'l daw-nee-yale' (Aramaic) corresponding to 1840; Danijel, the Heb. prophet:--Daniel.]

b. requested [Strong: 1156 1156 b`a' beh-aw' (Aramaic) or b ah (Aramaic) {beh-aw'}; corresponding to 1158; to seek or ask:--ask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.]

c. of [Strong: 4481 min min (Aramaic) corresponding to 4480:--according, after, + because, + before, by, for, from, X him, X more than, (out) of, part, since, X these, to, upon, + when.]

d. [the] king [Strong: 4430 melek, meh'-lek; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428; a king:—king, royal.]

e. [and he] set [Strong: 4483 mna' men-aw' (Aramaic) or mnah (Aramaic) {men-aw'}; corresponding to 4487; to count, appoint:--number, ordain, set.]

f. Shadrach [Strong: 7715 Shadrak shad-rak' (Aramaic) the same as 7714:--Shadrach.]

g. Meshach [Strong: 4336 Meyshak may-shak' (Aramaic) of foreign origin and doubtful significance; Meshak, the Babylonian name of 4333:--Meshak.]

h. [and] Abednego [Strong: 5665 `Abed Ngow' ab-ade' neg-o' (Aramaic) of foreign origin; Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah:--Abed-nego.]

i. over [Strong: 5922 `al al (Aramaic) corresponding to 5921:--about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore, from, in, X more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with.]

j. [the] affairs [Strong: 5673 `abiydah ab-ee-daw' (Aramaic) from 5648; labor or business:--affairs, service, work.]

k. of [Strong: 1768 diy dee (Aramaic) apparently for 1668; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of:--X as, but, for(-asmuch +), + now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, + what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.]

l. [the] province [Strong: 4083 mdiynah med-ee-naw' (Aramaic) corresponding to 4082:--province.]

m. [of] Babylon [Strong: 895 Babel baw-bel' (Aramaic) corresponding to 894:--Babylon.

2. “...but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.”

a. [but] Daniel [Strong: 1841 Daniye'l daw-nee-yale' (Aramaic) corresponding to 1840; Danijel, the Heb. prophet:--Daniel.]

b. [sat in the] gate [Strong: 8651 tra` ter-ah' (Aramaic) corresponding to 8179; a door; by implication, a palace:--gate mouth.]

c. [of the] king [Strong: 4430 melek, meh'-lek; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428; a king:—king, royal.]

1). Daniel, Paul Yonggi Cho: Daniel was a prominent political figure of the day serving seven kings successively in the babylonian court: Nabopolassar (625-604 B.C.), Nebuchadnezzar (606-561 B.C.), Amel-Marduk (561-560 B.C.), Neriglissar (559-556 B.C.), Labishi-Marduk (556 B.C.), Nabonidas (555-536 B.C). After the downfall of Babylon, he served Darius the Mede and Cyrus in the Persian court.