Daniel 2:30

2:30 As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom ¹  than any other living person, but so that the king may understand ²  the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind. ³ 

Daniel 2:46

2:46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground ⁴  and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him.

[2:30]  ¹ tn Aram “not for any wisdom which is in me more than [in] any living man.”

[2:30]  ² tn Aram “they might cause the king to know.” The impersonal plural is used here to refer to the role of God’s spirit in revealing the dream and its interpretation to the king. As J. A. Montgomery says, “it appropriately here veils the mysterious agency” (Daniel [ICC], 164-65).

[2:30]  ³ tn Aram “heart.”

[2:46]  ⁴ tn Aram “fell on his face.”