Daniel 2:1
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
2 So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
3 he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
- KJV
- And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
- WEB
- In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
- ASV
- And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
- DARBY
- And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
- BLB
- And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled that his sleep left him.
- ÅB
- I sitt annet regjeringsår hadde Nebukadnesar drømmer som gjorde hans sinn urolig, og det var forbi med hans søvn.
- OTB
- I det andre året av kong Nebukadnesars regjering hadde han drømmer som foruroliget hans ånd, og han var ute av stand til å sove.
- B1930
- I sitt annet regjeringsår hadde Nebukadnesar drømmer som gjorde hans sinn urolig, og det var forbi med hans søvn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 4:5
I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
Read in contextEsther 6:1
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
Read in contextJob 33:15–17
In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
Read in contextGenesis 40:5–8
both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
Read in contextDaniel 2:3
he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”
Read in contextGenesis 41:1–36
After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
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