Daniel 5:11

New American Standard Bible 2020

There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—appointed him chief of the soothsayer priests, sorcerers, Chaldeans, and diviners.

Cross References

Genesis 41:38

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom there is a divine spirit?”

2 Samuel 14:17

Then your servant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting, for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’ ”

Ezekiel 28:3

Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is no secret that is a match for you!

Ezekiel 28:4

“By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.

Daniel 1:4

youths in whom there was no impairment, who were good-looking, suitable for instruction in every kind of expertise, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability to serve in the king’s court; and he ordered Ashpenaz to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 2:11

Moreover, the thing which the king demands is difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it to the king except gods, whose dwelling place is not with mortal flesh.”

Daniel 2:22

“It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.

Daniel 4:18

This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me its interpretation, since none of the wise men of my kingdom is able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, because a spirit of the holy gods is in you.’

Daniel 4:5

I saw a dream and it startled me; and these appearances as I lay on my bed and the visions in my mind kept alarming me.

Daniel 4:6

So I gave orders to bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, so that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Daniel 5:14

Now I have heard about you that a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight, and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.

Daniel 5:7

The king called aloud to bring in the sorcerers, the Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”

Acts 12:22

The people repeatedly cried out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

Acts 14:11

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us!”

Acts 16:16

It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave woman who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune-telling.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.