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Daniel 2:49

King James Version (KJV)

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Daniel 2:49

Verse 49 of 49

Scripture focus

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.

Daniel 2:49 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Daniel 2:49

Theological / Devotional

Daniel requested. Daniel did not become intoxicated by the great honors that had been conferred upon him. He remembered his comrades. They had shared in the prayer (v. 18); they shared also in the reward.

Gate. The place where Oriental kings sat as judges and where chief councils convened (see on Gen. 19:1).

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