Bible Verses About Arioch
This collection includes 6 passages about Arioch. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
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And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
Reading context: Arioch is named as king of Ellasar among the coalition of kings.
Scripture Passages
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
Reading context: The conflict again names Arioch as king of Ellasar.
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:
Reading context: Here Arioch is captain of the king’s guard in Babylon, in the account of the threatened executions.
He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Reading context: Daniel questions the officer about the decree; this continues the scene begun at verse 14.
Therefore Daniel went 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 in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Reading context: Daniel asks the officer to stop the executions and bring him before the king.
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.
Reading context: The officer brings Daniel before the king; read Daniel’s own answer in verses 27–30.
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The name Arioch occurs in two different settings. Genesis 14 names a king of Ellasar in a coalition of kings. Daniel 2 names the captain of the king’s guard in Babylon. Read these roles separately; the shared name is not a basis for merging them into one biography.
The king of Ellasar
Genesis 14:1–16 places this Arioch among the kings in a conflict that also involves Lot and Abram. Verses 1 and 9 name his role explicitly.
The captain in Daniel
Daniel 2:12–30 describes the threatened execution of the wise men and Daniel’s request to speak before the king. This Arioch is an officer carrying out the king’s decree.
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