# Daniel 02 General Notes #

#### Structure and formatting ####

Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers, or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 2:20-23, which is a special prayer.

#### Special concepts in this chapter ####

##### The king's dream #####

Daniel told  the king's dream and what the dream meant. In the ancient Near East, it was believed that only people in touch with the gods could interpret dreams. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]])

##### How Daniel knew the dream #####

Daniel gave Yahweh the honor for having told him the dream and its meaning in answer to the prayers of the four men.

## Links: ##

* __[Daniel 02:01 Notes](./01.md)__

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