2:12 Because of this the king got furiously angry 1 and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
1 tn Aram “was angry and very furious.” The expression is a hendiadys (two words or phrases expressing a single idea).
2 tn Aram “and the king.” The proper name has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
3 tn The word “battlements” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from context. Many English versions supply “roof” here (e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); cf. NLT “on the flat roof.”