Daniel 1:20
In every question of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and those who claimed to speak with the dead, who were in his entire kingdom.
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21Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.
Cross References
Genesis 31:7Your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God has not permitted him to hurt me.
Exodus 7:11Then Pharaoh also called for his wise men and sorcerers. They did the same thing by their magic.
Exodus 8:7But the magicians did the same with their magic; they brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
Numbers 14:22all those people who saw my glory and the signs of power that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness—they have still tempted me these ten times and have not listened to my voice.
1 Kings 10:1When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame concerning the name of Yahweh, she came to test him with hard questions.
Nehemiah 4:12At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and spoke to us ten times, warning us about the schemes they were making 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 →