Daniel 5:8 (NKJV): What the Church Fathers Said

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Daniel 5:8

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Hippolytus of Rome

And so after all were called, the king said to them, "'Whoever shall read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, shall be clothed in purple and a golden necklace shall be upon his neck and he shall rule as third in my kingdom.' And all the wise men of the king came in and they were not able to read the writing nor make known to the king the interpretation." [Daniel 5:7-8] For then how many of the Babylonians were there who wanted to please the king and were contriving many ways to forge some strange phrase and be …

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