Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 2:24

24 ¶ Therefore Daniel wen[illegible: 1 letter] in unto Arioch whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him, Destroy not the wise men of Babylon, bring me before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

Being now prepared he goes to Arioch to go in with him to the King.

He bid him stay his hand▪ and not destroy the wisemen of Babylon. Arioch might plead the Kings Command, Daniel tells him that was because they could not tell the Kings dream: come saith he I will shew that, by that I take away the ground of thy Commission to destroy. Qu[illegible: 2 letters]t. Did Daniel do well in desiring to have them spared, who deserved to dye for their unlawful Arts, Diviners, Necromancers, &c. Answ. Two things are usually answered to this. 1. They were not all such, some were innocent, studied arts and Sciences lawful and laudable. 2. Those that were otherwise, he pleaded not for them as such, but for justice, that they ought not to dye unjustly: and that was their case and cause.