Daniel 2:21

And He changeth the times and the zmanim (seasons); 1 He removeth melachim, and setteth up melachim; 1 He giveth chochmah unto the chachamim, 1 and da'as to them that know binah; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

In Context

20Daniel answered and said: 1 Baruch hashem Elohim l'olam va'ed; 1 for chochmah (wisdom) and gevurah (might) are His; 1

22He revealeth the deep and secret things; 1 He knoweth what is in the choshech, 1 and the light dwelleth with Him. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 31:3And I have filled him with the Ruach Elohim, + 31:3 See Ac 2:4 in chochmah, and in tevunah, and in da'as, and in kol melachah (all workmanship),

1 Samuel 2:7Hashem maketh poor, and bringeth oisher; 1 He bringeth low, and lifteth up. 1

1 Kings 3:28And kol Yisroel heard of the mishpat (judgment) in which HaMelech had given verdict; and they feared HaMelech; for they saw that the chochmat Elohim was within him, to administer mishpat (justice).

1 Kings 10:24And kol Ha'Aretz sought the face of Sh'lomo, to hear his chochmah, which Elohim had put in his lev.

1 Chronicles 29:30With all his malchut and his gevurah, and the times that passed around him, and around Yisroel, and over kol mamlechot ha'aratzot (kingdoms of the lands).

Esther 1:13Then HaMelech said to the chachamim, which had da'as of the times; for so was the custom of HaMelech toward all the meyvinim (experts) in dat (law) and din (judgment),

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:15-24

The Dream Revealed to Daniel; Daniel's Thanksgiving. ( b. c. 603.) 14 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: 15 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. 2.15 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house,… Read the whole commentary →

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