Arioch

Family: Babylon · Role: captain of the king’s guard · First appears: Daniel 2

In Daniel 2, Arioch, captain of the king’s guard, served Nebuchadnezzar and had been appointed to destroy Babylon’s wise men. When Daniel answered him with counsel and wisdom, Arioch brought him before the king in haste, declaring, “I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.”

Relationship record

Daniel 2

• commander: Daniel “Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.”
• employer: Nebuchadnezzar “Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon:”
• with Daniel (interaction) “Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:”
• with Daniel (interaction) “Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Prophets. Made with Rho MD.