Daniel 5:18
16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
- KJV
- O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
- WEB
- “To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.
- ASV
- O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:
- DARBY
- O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty;
- BLB
- You, O king—God Most High gave the kingdom, and the majesty, and the glory, and the honor, to Nebuchadnezzar your father.
- ÅB
- Konge! Den høyeste Gud gav Nebukadnesar, din far, riket og makten og æren og herligheten;
- OTB
- Konge, Den Høyeste Gud ga din far Nebukadnesar riket, storhet, herlighet og majestet.
- B1930
- Konge! Den høieste Gud gav Nebukadnesar, din far, riket og makten og æren og herligheten;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 2:37–38
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
Read in contextDaniel 4:17
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Read in contextDaniel 4:22–25
It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Read in contextDaniel 4:2
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
Read in contextPsalms 92:8
But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
Read in contextDaniel 4:32
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Read in contextActs 7:48
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Read in contextPsalms 7:17
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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