Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 2:16

16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time , and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

There are four things here very strange and wonderful. 1. That Arioch instead of executing the Kings Decree speedily should make this stop. 2. That he should dare to see the Kings face when he was so wroth, instead of doing what his Commission tyed him to. 3. That Daniel should have the boldness to go into the King when he was in his fury. 4. That he should desire time and obtain it of the King, who had denyed the same thing to the wisemen. To which we answer, the signal hand of God was in all this. 2. In particular, Daniel was in great esteem with the King above all the wisemen, chap. 1.19, 20. 3. He gave both Arioch and the King hopes, he would shew, and interpret the Kings dream.