Daniel 1:20

and [in] any matter of wisdom [and] understanding that the king hath sought of them, he findeth them ten hands above all the scribes, the enchanters, who [are] in all his kingdom.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

In Context

19And the king speaketh with them, and there hath none been found among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and they stand before the king;

21And Daniel is unto the first year of Cyrus the king.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:7and your father hath played upon me, and hath changed my hire ten times; and God hath not suffered him to do evil with me.

Exodus 7:11And Pharaoh also calleth for wise men, and for sorcerers; and the scribes of Egypt, they also, with their flashings, do so,

Exodus 8:7and the scribes do so with their flashings, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.

Numbers 14:22for all the men who are seeing My honour, and My signs, which I have done in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and try Me these ten times, and have not hearkened to My voice —

1 Kings 10:1And the queen of Sheba is hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, and cometh to try him with enigmas,

Nehemiah 4:12And it cometh to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places whither ye return — [they are] 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 →

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