New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 2:20-28

20Daniel said, “Let the name of God be 1blessed forever and ever, For 2wisdom and power belong to Him.21It is He who 3changes the times and the epochs; He 4removes kings and 5establishes kings; He gives 6wisdom to wise men And knowledge to 7men of understanding.22It is He who 8reveals the profound and hidden things; 9He knows what is in the darkness, And the 10light dwells with Him.23To You, O 11God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For You have given me 12wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we 13requested of You, For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”

24Therefore, Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and spoke to him as follows: “14Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon! Take me 15into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

25Then Arioch hurriedly 16brought Daniel 17into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the 18 19exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!” 26The king said to Daniel, whose name was 20Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation?” 27Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither 21wise men, conjurers, 22magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king. 28However, there is a 23God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the 24 25latter days. This was your dream and the 26visions 27in your mind while on your bed.

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Notes

1. Daniel 2:20 Ps 103:1, 2; 113:1, 2; 115:18; 145:1, 2, 21 ↩
2. Daniel 2:20 1 Chr 29:11, 12; Job 12:13, 16-22; Dan 2:21-23 ↩
3. Daniel 2:21 Ps 31:15; Dan 2:9; 7:25 ↩
4. Daniel 2:21 Job 12:18; Ps 75:6, 7; Dan 4:17, 32 ↩
5. Daniel 2:21 Or sets up ↩
6. Daniel 2:21 1 Kin 3:9, 10; 4:29; James 1:5 ↩
7. Daniel 2:21 Lit knowers ↩
8. Daniel 2:22 Job 12:22; Ps 25:14; Dan 2:19, 28 ↩
9. Daniel 2:22 Job 26:6; Ps 139:12; Is 45:7; Jer 23:24; Heb 4:13 ↩
10. Daniel 2:22 Ps 36:9; Dan 5:11, 14; James 1:17; 1 John 1:5 ↩
11. Daniel 2:23 Gen 31:42; Ex 3:15 ↩
12. Daniel 2:23 Dan 1:17; 2:21 ↩
13. Daniel 2:23 Ps 21:2, 4; Dan 2:18, 29, 30 ↩
14. Daniel 2:24 Dan 2:12, 13; Acts 27:24 ↩
15. Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king ↩
16. Daniel 2:25 Gen 41:14 ↩
17. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king ↩
18. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of ↩
19. Daniel 2:25 Dan 1:6; 5:13; 6:13 ↩
20. Daniel 2:26 Dan 1:7; 4:8; 5:12 ↩
21. Daniel 2:27 Dan 2:2, 10, 11; 5:7, 8 ↩
22. Daniel 2:27 Or soothsayer priests ↩
23. Daniel 2:28 Gen 40:8; 41:16; Dan 2:22, 45 ↩
24. Daniel 2:28 Lit end of the days ↩
25. Daniel 2:28 Gen 49:1; Is 2:2; Dan 10:14; Mic 4:1 ↩
26. Daniel 2:28 Dan 4:5 ↩
27. Daniel 2:28 Lit of your head ↩

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