Daniel 1:20

and [in] any matter of wisdom [and] understanding that the king has sought of them, he finds them ten hands above all the enchanters, the conjurers, who [are] in all his kingdom.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

In Context

19And the king speaks with them, and there has not been found among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and they stand before the king;

21And Daniel is to the first year of Cyrus the king.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:7and your father has played on me, and has changed my hire ten times; and God has not permitted him to do evil with me.

Exodus 7:11And Pharaoh also calls for wise men and for sorcerers; and the enchanters of Egypt, they also, with their [enchanting] flames, do so,

Exodus 8:7and the enchanters do so with their secrets, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.

Numbers 14:22for all the men who are seeing My glory and My signs which I have done in Egypt and in the wilderness, and try Me these ten times, and have not listened to My voice—

1 Kings 10:1And the queen of Sheba is hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the Name of YHWH, and comes to try him with enigmas,

Nehemiah 4:12And it comes to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places to where you return—[they are] against us.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:18-21

Wisdom of Daniel and His Companions. ( b. c. 606.) 17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 20 And in all… Read the whole commentary →

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