Daniel 2:47

World English Bible (2000)

The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.

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  • Deut 10:17 : 17 For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn't respect persons, nor takes reward.
  • Dan 11:36 : 36 The king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
  • 1 Tim 6:15 : 15 which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
  • Ps 136:2 : 2 Give thanks to the God of gods; for his loving kindness endures forever.
  • Rev 17:14 : 14 These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. They also will overcome who are with him, called and chosen and faithful."
  • Rev 19:16 : 16 He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
  • Dan 2:22 : 22 he reveals the 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 who reveals secrets, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these:
  • Dan 2:37 : 37 You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;
  • Dan 4:8-9 : 8 But at the 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 I told the dream before him, [saying], 9 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 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 rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.
  • Dan 4:25 : 25 that you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, 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 you shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be made to 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 Mighty One, God, Yahweh, the Mighty One, God, Yahweh, he knows; and Israel shall know: if it was in rebellion, or if in trespass against Yahweh (don't save us this day),
  • Job 12:19 : 19 He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
  • Ps 2:10-11 : 10 Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve Yahweh 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 presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.
  • Prov 8:15-16 : 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule; nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.
  • Dan 2:19 : 19 Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
  • Rev 1:5 : 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;
  • Gen 41:39 : 39 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has shown you all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as you.

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