Daniel 1:20
And in every matter of wisdom and knowledge wherein the king questioned them, he found them ten times wiser than all the enchanters and sorcerers that were in all his kingdom.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
In Context
21And Daniel continued till the first year of king Cyrus.
Cross References
Genesis 31:7But your father deceived me, and changed my wages for the ten lambs, yet God gave him not power to hurt me.
Exodus 7:11But Pharao called together the wise men of Egypt, and the sorcerers, and the charmers also of the Egyptians did likewise with their sorceries.
Exodus 8:7And the charmers of the Egyptians also did likewise with their sorceries, and brought up the frogs on the land of Egypt.
Numbers 14:22For all the men who see my glory, and the signs which I wrought in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and have tempted me this tenth time, and have not listened to my voice,
1 Kings 10:1And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.
Nehemiah 4:12And it came to pass, when the Jews who lived near them came, that they said to us, They are coming up against us from every quarter.
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 →