Daniel 2:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²³ To you, O God of my ancestors, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and power and have now revealed to me what we asked of you, for you have revealed to us what the king ordered.”

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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.

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."

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.”

Daniel 2:23 Cross References

Genesis 18:17

The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

Genesis 31:42

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.”

1 Kings 18:36

At the time of the offering of the oblation, the prophet Elijah came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your bidding.

1 Kings 8:57

The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors; may he not leave us or abandon us,

1 Chronicles 29:10

Then David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly; David said, “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, forever and ever.

1 Chronicles 29:13

And now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your glorious name.

2 Chronicles 20:6

and said, “O Lord, God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven? Do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? In your hand are power and might, so that no one is able to withstand you.

Psalm 21:2

You have given him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

Psalm 21:4

He asked you for life; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.

Psalm 25:14

The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.

Psalm 50:14

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High.

Exodus 3:15

God also said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’: This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations.

Proverbs 21:22

One wise person went up against a city of warriors and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted.

Proverbs 24:5

Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones and those who have knowledge than those who have strength,

Proverbs 8:14

I have good advice and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom gives strength to the wise more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good.

Isaiah 12:1

You will say on that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, and you comforted me.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me, and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Daniel 1:17

To these four young men God gave knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom; Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams.

Daniel 2:18

and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Amos 3:7

Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;

Luke 10:21

At that very hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

John 11:41

So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me.

John 15:15

I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.

Revelation 1:1

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place, and he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Revelation 5:5

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”