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Dan. 2:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

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thank.

1 Chron. 29:13• ¹³And now, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. (1 Chron. 29:13)

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Psa. 50:14• ¹⁴Offer unto God thanksgiving, and perform thy vows unto the Most High; (Psa. 50:14)

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Psa. 103:1‑4• ¹A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
²Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
³Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases;
⁴Who redeemeth thy life from the pit, who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies; (Psa. 103:1‑4)

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Isa. 12:1• ¹And in that day thou shalt say, Jehovah, I will praise thee; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou hast comforted me. (Isa. 12:1)

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Matt. 11:25• ²⁵At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes. (Matt. 11:25)

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Luke 10:21• ²¹In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight. (Luke 10:21)

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John 11:41• ⁴¹They took therefore the stone away. And Jesus lifted up his eyes on high and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me; (John 11:41)

O thou.

Gen. 32:9‑11• ⁹And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who saidst unto me: Return into thy country and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good,
¹⁰--I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two troops.
¹¹Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, and the mother with the children. (Gen. 32:9‑11)

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Ex. 3:15• ¹⁵And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you. This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Ex. 3:15)

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1 Kings 8:57• ⁵⁷Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not forsake us nor cast us off: (1 Kings 8:57)

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1 Kings 18:36• ³⁶And it came to pass at the time of the offering up of the oblation, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things by thy word. (1 Kings 18:36)

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1 Chron. 29:10• ¹⁰And David blessed Jehovah in the sight of all the congregation; and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah, the God of our father Israel, for ever and ever. (1 Chron. 29:10)

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2 Chron. 20:6• ⁶and he said, Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not thou God in the heavens, and rulest thou not over all the kingdoms of the nations? And in thy hand there is power and might, and none can withstand thee. (2 Chron. 20:6)

who hast.

Dan. 2:20‑21• ²⁰Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; For wisdom and might are his.
²¹And it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding. (Dan. 2:20‑21)

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Prov. 8:14• ¹⁴Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength. (Prov. 8:14)

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Prov. 21:22• ²²A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. (Prov. 21:22)

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Prov. 24:5• ⁵A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength. (Prov. 24:5)

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Eccl. 7:19• ¹⁹Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men that are in a city. (Eccl. 7:19)

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Eccl. 9:16,18• ¹⁶Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
¹⁸Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good. (Eccl. 9:16,18)

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Dan. 2:18,29‑30• ¹⁸that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
²⁹--as for thee, O king, thy thoughts arose upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.
³⁰And as for me, this secret is revealed to me, not by any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation should be made known to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. (Dan. 2:18,29‑30)

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Gen. 18:17• ¹⁷And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing? (Gen. 18:17)

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Psa. 25:14• ¹⁴The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them. (Psa. 25:14)

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Amos 3:7• ⁷But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)

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John 15:15• ¹⁵I call you no longer bondmen, for the bondman does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things which I have heard of my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15)

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Rev. 1:1• ¹Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified it, sending by his angel, to his bondman John, (Rev. 1:1)

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Rev. 5:5• ⁵And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals. (Rev. 5:5)

• He passes from the address, “God of heaven,” to the more intimate title, “God of my fathers”; for the God his fathers had known, and who had succored them out of their distresses, is the One who had appeared on his own behalf, and he thanks and praises Him accordingly. (“Daniel 2” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king’s matter.