And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, by which his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
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Aquinas Study Bible
AD 2017
second year: There is more than one way to explain the second year. First, they may have been taken captive in 605 when Nabuchodonosor was in Israel. Or - because of his distress, the king may have tried all possible means to interpret his dream and so even though their education was only 2/3 finished, they might still help, and did so. Or -If we recall the semitic approximation and looseness of numbers which we explained above, this could be an other instance of that sort of thing. (Fr. Most)
