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, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward 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. 4I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:

Daniel 4:2 word by word

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

• 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 7:19And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to Yhwh God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
• Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
• Psalms 71:18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
• Psalms 92:1It is a good thing to give thanks unto Yhwh, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
• Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
• Psalms 66:16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
• Acts 22:3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
• Acts 26:9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary 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
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In the dictionaries

• God
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• 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