Daniel 4:2

Daniel 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
• New International Version (NIV)It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me.

Context of Daniel 4:2

1Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language that live in all the earth: “May your peace abound! It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me. 3How great are His signs And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom And His dominion is from generation to generation. 4“I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house and prospering in my palace.

Daniel 4:2 word by word

אָֽתַיָּא֙ וְתִמְהַיָּ֔א דִּ֚י עֲבַ֣ד עִמִּ֔י אֱלָהָ֖א עִלָּאָ֑ה שְׁפַ֥ר קָֽדָמַ֖י לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I thoughtקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• it goodשְׁפַרshephar · to acceptableH8232
• to shewחֲוָהchăvâ' · to showH2324
• the signsאָת'âth · signH852
• and wondersתְּמַהּtemahh · wonderH8540
• that the highעִלַּי‛illay · Most HighH5943
• Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• hath wroughtעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• towardעִם‛im · withH5974

Cross-references for Daniel 4:2

• Joshua 7:19Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him [in recognition of His righteous judgments]; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”
• Psalms 51:14Rescue me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will sing joyfully of Your righteousness and Your justice.
• Psalms 71:18And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me, Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
• Psalms 92:1It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
• Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing furnace and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, servants of the Most High God, come out [of there]! Come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came out of the midst of the fire.
• Psalms 66:16Come and hear, all who fear God [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], And I will tell what He has done for me.
• Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strictness of the law of our fathers, being ardent and passionate for God just as all of you are today.
• Acts 26:9“So then, I [once] thought to myself that it was my duty to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Commentaries on Daniel 4:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I thought it good to show - A part of the decree was a recital of the wonders wrought by the hand of the true God in his kingdom and on his person.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I thought it good - Margin, “it was seemly before me.” The marginal reading is more in accordance with the original (קדמי שׁפר shephar qâdâmay ). The proper meaning of the Chaldee word (שׁפר shephar ) is, to be fair or beautiful; and the sense here is, that it seemed to him to be appropriate or becoming to make this public proclamation. It was fit and right that what God had done to him should be proclaimed to all nations. To show the signs and wonders…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-37King Nebuchadnezzar was full of pride and believed he had built Babylon by himself (Daniel 4:30; see Genesis 11:1–9). He ignored the warning from the Most High God (Daniel 4:24–27). He had not learned the lesson that God was teaching him, that the God of Daniel exists beyond time and space, and no human is his equal. So, God's judgment came upon Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:17, 25–26; see Proverbs 16:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. I thought it good--"It was seemly before me" (Psa 107:2-8). signs--tokens significant of God's omnipotent agency. The plural is used, as it comprises the marvellous dream, the marvellous interpretation of it, and its marvellous issue.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 4:2

• Converts
• Heathen
• Miracles
• Testimony
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Abase
• Alter
• Break
• Dominion
• Dwelling
• Eat
• Lengthening
• Lord

Commentaries on Daniel 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings