The Morning Psalm

Daniel 2:12

King James Version

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:12, KJV

Daniel 2:12 in context

10The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

13And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

14Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

About this book

The Book of Daniel — summary, themes & key verses

Faithful under pressure — courage in exile, and the God who rules over kingdoms.