Daniel 2:1

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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)

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Year, from the death of his father, Nabopolassar; for he had reigned before as partner with his father, in the empire. (Challoner) In that quality he conquered Syria, (in the year of the world 3397) took Daniel in the year 3399. He succeeded his father. (Usher) (Calmet) After he had enlarged his empire by the conquest of Egypt he had this dream. (A. R. 25.) (Worthington) Mind. Septuagint, "his sleep departed from him. "(Haydock) He was restless, recollecting enough to fill him with trouble. When the dream was repeated over, he knew that it was the same. (Calmet)

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Jerome

AD 420

Nabuchodonosor had a dream: The impious king beheld a dream concerning things to come, in order that he might give glory to God after the holy man had interpreted what he had seen, and that great consolation might be afforded the captive Jews and those who still served God in their captive state.

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Jerome

AD 420

If the three lads had entered before him at the end of three years, as he himself had commanded, how is it that he is now said to have seen the dream in the second year of his reign? The Hebrews solve the difficulty in this way, that the second year refers here to his reign over all (627) the barbarian nations, not only Judah and the Chaldeans, but also the Assyrians and Egyptians, and the Moabites and the rest of the nations which by the permission of God he had conquered. For this reason Josephus also writes in the tenth book of the Antiquities: After the second year from the devastation of Egypt Nebuchadnezzar beheld a marvelous dream, and "his spirit was terrified and his dream fled from him." The impious king beheld a dream concerning things to come, in order that he might give glory to God after the holy man had interpreted what he had seen, and that great consolation might be afforded the captive (Jews) and those who still served God in their captive state. We read this same thi... Read More

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