Daniel 2:12

¹⁰ The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.

¹¹ What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

¹³ So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

¹⁴ When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.

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.

Compare

BSB: This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
KJV: For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
WEB: Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
ASV: For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
DARBY: For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
BLB: All because of this, the king was very angry and he became furious, and he gave a command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

ÅB: Over dette ble kongen harm og meget vred, og han befalte at alle Babels vismenn skulle drepes.
OTB: Dette svaret gjorde kongen så sint og rasende at han befalte henrettelsen av alle de vise mennene i Babylon.
B1930: Over dette blev kongen harm og meget vred, og han bød at alle Babels vismenn skulde drepes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 3:13
Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
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Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
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Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
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Daniel 3:19
At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
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Proverbs 27:3–4
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
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Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
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Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
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Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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