Daniel 2:23

Unto the, O God of my fathers, do I render thanks and praise, in that, wisdom and might, thou hast given unto me,—yea, already, hast thou made known to me that which we desired of thee, for, the matter of the king, hast thou made known unto us.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 things, and the hidden,—knoweth what is in the darkness, and, light, with him, doth dwell.

24Therefore, Daniel entered in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon,—he went in, and, thus, he said unto him, The wise men of Babylon, do not thou destroy, bring me in before the king, and, the interpretation—unto the king, will I declare.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:9And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac,—Yahweh, who wast saying unto me,—Return to thy land and to thy kindred that I may deal well with thee:

1 Kings 8:57Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers,—let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore did David bless Yahweh in the eyes of all the convocation,—and David said, Blessed art thou, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from age even unto age.

2 Chronicles 20:6and said, O Yahweh, God of our fathers, art not, thou, God in the heavens? and art, thou, not ruling throughout all the kingdoms of the nations? and, in thy hand, [are there not] strength and might? and is there any who, against thee, can stand?

Psalms 50:14Sacrifice to God a thankoffering, And pay to the Most High thy vows;

Proverbs 8:14Mine, are counsel, and effective working, I, am understanding, mine, is valour:

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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