Daniel 5:11

New American Bible - revised edition

There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; during the lifetime of your father he showed brilliant insight and god-like wisdom. King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners.

Cross References

Genesis 41:38

“Could we find another like him,” Pharaoh asked his servants, “a man so endowed with the spirit of God?”

2 Samuel 14:17

And your servant says, ‘Let the word of my lord the king lead to rest; indeed, my lord the king is like an angel of God, discerning good and evil. The Lord your God be with you.’”

Ezekiel 28:3

Oh yes, you are wiser than Daniel, nothing secret is too obscure for you!

Ezekiel 28:4

By your wisdom and intelligence you made yourself rich, filling your treasuries with gold and silver.

Daniel 1:4

They should be young men without any defect, handsome, proficient in wisdom, well informed, and insightful, such as could take their place in the king’s palace; he was to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 2:11

What you demand, O king, is too difficult; there is no one who can tell it to the king except the gods, who do not dwell among people of flesh.”

Daniel 2:22

He reveals deep and hidden things and knows what is in the darkness, for the light dwells with him.

Daniel 4:18

its leaves beautiful, its fruit abundant, providing food for all, under which the wild beasts lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air dwelt—

Daniel 4:5

Finally there came before me Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is a spirit of the holy gods. I repeated the dream to him:

Daniel 4:6

“Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that a spirit of the holy gods is in you and no mystery is too difficult for you; this is the dream that I saw, tell me its meaning.

Daniel 5:14

I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, that you have shown brilliant insight and extraordinary wisdom.

Daniel 5:7

The king shouted for the enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners to be brought in. “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means,” he said to the wise men of Babylon, “shall be clothed in purple, wear a chain of gold around his neck, and be third in governing the kingdom.”

Acts 12:22

The assembled crowd cried out, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.”

Acts 14:11

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they cried out in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in human form.”

Acts 16:16

As we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl with an oracular spirit, who used to bring a large profit to her owners through her fortune-telling.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I will make those of the assembly of Satan who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying, behold I will make them come and fall prostrate at your feet, and they will realize that I love you.