Daniel 2:23 - Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ To you, God of our fathers, I confess, and you, I praise. For you have given wisdom and fortitude to me, and now you have revealed to me what we asked of you, for you have uncovered for us the king's thoughts."

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers, Who has given me wisdom and might and has made known to me now what we desired of You, for You have made known to us the solution to the king's problem.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast now made known unto me what we desired of thee; for thou hast made known unto us the king’s matter.

Common English Bible

²³ I acknowledge and praise you, my fathers’ God! You’ve given me wisdom and might, and now you’ve made known to me what we asked of you: you’ve made known to us the king’s demand.

English Standard Version 2016

²³ To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”

Good News Translation

²³ I praise you and honor you, God of my ancestors. You have given me wisdom and strength; you have answered my prayer and shown us what to tell the king.”

Daniel 2:23 Cross References

Genesis 18:17

And the Lord said: "How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,

Genesis 31:42

If the God of my father Abraham and the fear of Isaac had not been close to me, perhaps by now you would have sent me away naked. But God looked kindly on my affliction and the labor of my hands, and he rebuked you yesterday."

1 Kings 18:36

And when it was now time for the holocaust to be offered, the prophet Elijah, drawing near, said: "O Lord, God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, reveal this day that you are the God of Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have acted, in all these things, in accord with your precept.

1 Kings 8:57

May the Lord our God be with us, just as he was with our fathers, not abandoning us, and not rejecting us.

1 Chronicles 29:10

And he blessed the Lord before the entire multitude, and he said: "Blessed are you, O Lord God of Israel, our Father from eternity to eternity.

1 Chronicles 29:13

Now therefore, we confess to you, our God, and we praise your famous name.

2 Chronicles 20:6

he said: "O Lord, God of our fathers, you are God in heaven, and you rule over all the kingdoms of the Gentiles. In your hand is strength and power, and no one is able to withstand you.

Psalm 21:2

O God, my God, look upon me. Why have you forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my offenses.

Psalm 21:4

But you dwell in holiness, O Praise of Israel.

Psalm 50:14

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit.

Exodus 3:15

And God said again to Moses: "Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: 'The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is the name for me in eternity, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.

Proverbs 21:22

The wise has ascended the city of the strong, and he has torn down the bulwark of its confidence.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is strong, and a well-taught man is robust and valiant.

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel is mine, and equity. Prudence is mine. Strength is mine.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

It is good for you to support a just man. Furthermore, you should not withdraw your hand from him, for whoever fears God, neglects nothing.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

And so, I declared that wisdom is better than strength. But how is it, then, that the wisdom of the poor man is treated with contempt, and his words are not heeded?

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war. And whoever offends in one thing, shall lose many good things.

Isaiah 12:1

And you will say in that day: "I will confess to you, O Lord, because you have been angry with me; but your fury has been turned away, and you have consoled me.

Jeremiah 33:3

Cry out to me and I will heed you. And I will announce to you great things, things that are certain, though you do not know them.

Daniel 1:17

Yet, to these children, God gave knowledge and instruction in every book, and wisdom, but to Daniel, also the understanding of all visions and dreams.

Daniel 2:18

so that they would seek mercy before the face of the God of heaven, about this mystery, and so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the other wise men of Babylon.

Amos 3:7

For the Lord God does not fulfill his word, unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.

Matthew 11:25

At that time, Jesus responded and said: "I acknowledge you, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones.

Luke 10:21

In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: "I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.

John 11:41

Therefore, they took away the stone. Then, lifting up his eyes, Jesus said: "Father, I give thanks to you because you have heard me.

John 15:15

I will no longer call you servants, for the servant does not know what his Lord is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything whatsoever that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;

Revelation 5:5

And one of the elders said to me: "Weep not. Behold, the lion from the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to break its seven seals."