Daniel 2:47
What does Daniel 2:47 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 2:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the king made answer to Daniel and said, Truly, your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings, and an unveiler of secrets, for you have been able to make this secret clear.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The king hath answered Daniel and said, `Of a truth <FI>it is<Fi> that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since thou hast been able to reveal this secret.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the king spoke to Daniel, and said: Verily, your God is the God of gods, and Lord of kings, and a revealer of hidden things: seeing thou couldst discover this secret.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that yourGod is theGod ofgods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret.
Context
v.46Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him.
v.47This passage
v.48Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 4:32
and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made 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.
- Daniel 4:17
The sentence 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 lowest of men.
- Psalms 82:1
God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.
- Psalms 2:10
Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
- Daniel 2:19
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- 1 Timothy 6:15
which in its own times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
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