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Daniel 2:47

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45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

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BSB
The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
KJV
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
WEB
The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”
ASV
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.
DARBY
The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret.
BLB
The king Answered Daniel and said: “Of a truth [it is] that your⁺ God, He [is] God of gods and Lord of kings, and the One revealing secrets, since you were able to reveal this secret.”
ÅB
Og kongen tok til orde og sa til Daniel: I sannhet, deres Gud er gudenes Gud og kongenes herre og en som åpenbarer hemmeligheter, siden du har kunnet åpenbare denne hemmelighet.
OTB
Kongen sa til Daniel: "Sannelig, din Gud er gudenes Gud og kongenes Herre og en åpenbarer av mysterier, for du var i stand til å avsløre dette mysteriet."
B1930
Og kongen tok til orde og sa til Daniel: I sannhet, eders Gud er gudenes Gud og kongenes herre og en som åpenbarer hemmeligheter, siden du har kunnet åpenbare denne hemmelighet.

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Cross references

  • Daniel 2:22

    He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

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  • Daniel 2:28

    But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

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  • Amos 3:7

    Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:17

    For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

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  • Daniel 11:36

    And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:15

    Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

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  • Psalms 82:1

    God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

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  • Revelation 1:5

    And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

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