12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
12 This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon.
12 Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
12 That set the king off. He lost his temper and ordered the whole company of Babylonian wise men killed.
12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave a command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
12 The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Daniel 2:12
Commentary on Daniel 2:1-13
(Read Daniel 2:1-13)
The greatest men are most open to cares and troubles of mind, which disturb their repose in the night, while the sleep of the labouring man is sweet and sound. We know not the uneasiness of many who live in great pomp, and, as others vainly think, in pleasure also. The king said that his learned men must tell him the dream itself, or they should all be put to death as deceivers. Men are more eager to ask as to future events, than to learn the way of salvation or the path of duty; yet foreknowledge of future events increases anxiety and trouble. Those who deceived, by pretending to do what they could not do, were sentenced to death, for not being able to do what they did not pretend to.