The Meaning of Daniel 2:48 Explained

Daniel 2:48

KJV: Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

YLT: Then the king hath made Daniel great, and many great gifts he hath given to him, and hath caused him to rule over all the province of Babylon, and chief of the perfects over all the wise men of Babylon.

Darby: Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

ASV: Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 2:48?

MEANING: What does Daniel 2:48 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 2:48 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Daniel 2:48?

What is the context of Daniel 2:48?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of Babylon.

What does Daniel 2:48 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The king also promoted Daniel to be head man over the province of Babylon, and chief of the wise men. He evidently became the ruler in charge of this most important province (cf. Daniel 3:2). Normally this position would have gone to a Chaldean, a member of the "master race" of Babylonian society. The fact that Nebuchadnezzar gave it to a Jewish captive shows the tremendous respect that Daniel had earned with this revelation.

Context Summary

Daniel 2:36-49 - God's Kingdom Triumphant

Our Lord probably refers to these five empires when He speaks of "the times of the Gentiles." The empire of Babylon was followed by that of Medo-Persia under Cyrus; that by Greece under Alexander the Great; and that in turn by Rome led by the Caesars. Since the dissolution of the Roman Empire, the vast dominions of the East and the West have fallen, generally speaking, into some ten main divisions. There is, therefore, now nothing between us and the final setting up of the kingdom that is not made by human hands and shall never be destroyed. Note the striking anticipation of the outcome of Gentile dominion, in the prostration of supreme human power at the feet of a Jew. Evidently Daniel refused the king's homage, because we are told that Nebuchadnezzar "answered" him. Those who have shared our anxieties and prayers must not be forgotten in our hour of triumph, Daniel 2:49. The heart of man may not be able to recall its forgotten dreams of innocence and truth, but it will recognize them when presented by the servant of God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 2

¹ Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream,
⁵ requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats
¹⁰ They acknowledging their inability are judged to die
¹⁴ Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream
¹⁹ He blesses God
²⁴ He staying the decree is brought to the king
³¹ The dream
³⁶ The interpretation
⁴⁶ Daniel's advancement

What do the individual words in Daniel 2:48 mean?

Then king the Daniel promoted and gifts great many gave him and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief administrator all the wise [men] of Babylon

אֱדַ֨יִן מַלְכָּ֜א לְדָנִיֵּ֣אל רַבִּ֗י וּמַתְּנָ֨ן רַבְרְבָ֤ן שַׂגִּיאָן֙ יְהַב־ לֵ֔הּ וְהַ֨שְׁלְטֵ֔הּ עַ֖ל כָּל־ מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֑ל וְרַב־ סִגְנִ֔ין כָּל־ חַכִּימֵ֥י בָבֶֽל

מַלְכָּ֜א	king the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
לְדָנִיֵּ֣אל	Daniel
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּנִיֵּאל Sense: the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon, because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel.
רַבִּ֗י	promoted
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: רְבָה Sense: to grow great.
וּמַתְּנָ֨ן	and gifts
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural Root: מַתְּנָה Sense: gift.
רַבְרְבָ֤ן	great
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural Root: רַב Sense: great.
שַׂגִּיאָן֙	many
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural Root: שַׂגִּיא Sense: great, much.
יְהַב־	gave
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יְהַב Sense: to give, provide.
וְהַ֨שְׁלְטֵ֔הּ	and he made him ruler
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: שְׁלֵט Sense: to have power, rule, domineer, rule over.
עַ֖ל	over
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, over, on account of, above, to, against.
כָּל־	the whole
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, whole, the whole.
מְדִינַ֣ת	province
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מְדִינָה Sense: district, province.
בָּבֶ֑ל	of Babylon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
וְרַב־	and chief
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: רַב Sense: great.
סִגְנִ֔ין	administrator
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: סְגַן Sense: prefect, governor.
חַכִּימֵ֥י	the wise [men]
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: חַכִּים Sense: wise man, wise.
בָבֶֽל	of Babylon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.

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