Daniel 2:47

KJV1611 – Modern English

The king answered and said to Daniel, Truly, your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you could reveal this secret.

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  • Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and awesome, who does not show partiality nor take a bribe:
  • Dan 11:36 : 36 And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak unusual things against the God of gods, and shall prosper until the indignation is accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.
  • 1 Tim 6:15 : 15 Which in His own time He will show, who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords;
  • Ps 136:2 : 2 Oh give thanks to the God of gods: for his mercy endures forever.
  • Rev 17:14 : 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.
  • Rev 19:16 : 16 And he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
  • Dan 2:22 : 22 He reveals deep and secret things: he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
  • Dan 2:28 : 28 But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, are these.
  • Dan 2:37 : 37 You, O king, are a king of kings, for the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory.
  • Dan 4:8-9 : 8 But at last, Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and before him I told the dream, saying, 9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
  • Dan 4:17 : 17 This matter 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 rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men.
  • Dan 4:25 : 25 That they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.
  • Dan 4:32 : 32 And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make you eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.
  • Josh 22:22 : 22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, He knows, and Israel shall know; if it is in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (do not save us this day)
  • Job 12:19 : 19 He leads princes away plundered, and overthrows the mighty.
  • Ps 2:10-11 : 10 Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
  • Ps 72:11 : 11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him.
  • Ps 82:1 : 1 God stands in the assembly of the mighty; He judges among the gods.
  • Prov 8:15-16 : 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, and all the judges of the earth.
  • Dan 2:19 : 19 Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
  • Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
  • Gen 41:39 : 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

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