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Daniel 5:18

Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar this kingdom, and power, glory, and majesty.

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In The King James Version

O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

In Context

17Daniel answered the king, “Keep your gifts and give your rewards to another. Even so I will read the writing to Your Majesty and explain to you what it means.

19Because of the power he gave him, people of every nation and language trembled with fear before him. Those he wished to kill were killed, and those he wished to live were allowed to live. Those he wanted to honor were honored, and those he wanted to humble were humbled.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:8The Most High gave the nations their lands when he divided the human race; he fixed their borders depending on their gods.

Psalms 7:17I will thank the Lord because he does what is right; I will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High.

Psalms 47:2For the Lord Most High is awe-inspiring; he is the great King of all the earth.

Jeremiah 27:7All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time that his own land comes under the control of other nations and powerful kings.

Lamentations 3:38When the Most High speaks it can be a disaster or a blessing.

Daniel 3:17“If our God whom we serve so wishes, he is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire. He will save us from your power, Your Majesty.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:11-30

Daniel Brought before Belshazzar. ( b. c. 538.) 10 Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy… Read the whole commentary →

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