Daniel 2:23

I thank Thee, and praise Thee, 1 O Thou G-d of my fathers, 1 Who hast given me chochmah and gevurah, 1 and hast given unto me da'as now 1 of what we desired of Thee; 1 for Thou hast now made known unto us the kingʼs matter.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

In Context

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

24Therefore Daniel went in unto Aryoch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the chachamim of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the chachamim of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the pesher (interpretation, explanation).

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Cross References

Genesis 32:9And said, If Esav come to the one machaneh, and attack it, then the other machaneh which is left shall escape.

1 Kings 8:57Hashem Eloheinu be immanu (with us), as He was with Avoteinu; let Him not leave us, nor forsake us;

1 Chronicles 29:10Wherefore Dovid blessed Hashem before the eyes of kol HaKahal; and Dovid said, Baruch atah Adonoi Elohei Yisroel Avinu meOlam v'ad olam.

2 Chronicles 20:6And he said, Hashem Elohei Avoteinu, art not Thou Elohim in Shomayim? And moshel (rulest) not Thou over kol mamlechot haGoyim? And in Thine yad is there not ko'ach and gevurah, so that none is able to withstand thee?

Psalms 50:14Sacrifice unto Elohim todah; 1 and pay thy nedarim (vows, pledges) unto Elyon; 1

Proverbs 8:14Etzah (counsel, advice) is mine, and sound judgment; 1 I am binah; I have gevurah. 1

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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