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

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Psa. 50:14• ¹⁴Sacrifice unto God thanksgiving{HR}And pay unto the Most High thy vows; (Psa. 50:14)

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Psa. 103:1‑4• ¹Of David.{HR}Bless Jehovah, my soul,{HR}And all within me,{HR}[Bless] his holy name.
²Bless Jehovah, my soul,{HR}And forget not all his benefits;
³Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;{HR}Who healeth all thy diseases;
⁴Who redeemeth thy life from the pit;{HR}Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; (Psa. 103:1‑4)

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Isa. 12:1• ¹And in that day thou shalt say,{HR}I will praise thee, O Jehovah.{HR}Though thou hast been angry with me,{HR}Thine anger is turned away,{HR}And thou comfortest 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 hath it been well-pleasing in thy sight. (Luke 10:21)

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John 11:41• ⁴¹They took away therefore the stone; and Jesus lifted his eyes upward, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. (John 11:41)

O thou.

Gen. 32:9‑11• ⁹And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who saidst to me, Return to thy country and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee;
¹⁰I am less than all the mercies and all the truth that thou hast shown unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two companies.
¹¹Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from Esau's hand; 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 to 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 to you; this [is] my name forever, and this my memorial to 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 of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Jehovah God of Abraham, Isaac, and of 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 at thy word. (1 Kings 18:36)

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1 Chron. 29:10• ¹⁰Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the congregation, and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah God of Israel our father, forever 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 forever and ever; For wisdom and might are his.
²¹And it is he that changeth the times and seasons; He removeth kings and setteth up kings, He giveth wisdom unto 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:{HR}I [am] intelligence; I have strength. (Prov. 8:14)

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Prov. 21:22• ²²A wise one scaleth the city of the mighty,{HR}And casteth down the strength of its confidence. (Prov. 21:22)

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Prov. 24:5• ⁵A wise man [is] in strength,{HR}And a man of knowledge increaseth strength. (Prov. 24:5)

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Eccl. 7:19• ¹⁹Wisdom is a strength to the wise man{HR}More than ten rulers that are in a city. (Eccl. 7:19)

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

and hast.

Dan. 2:18,29‑30• ¹⁸that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
²⁹as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind, upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
³⁰As for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have, more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation 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 that thing which I do; (Gen. 18:17)

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Psa. 25:14• ¹⁴The secret of Jehovah [is] for those who fear him,{HR}And his covenant, to instruct them. (Psa. 25:14)

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

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John 15:15• ¹⁵No longer do I call you bondmen, for the bondman knoweth not what his lord doeth; but you I have called friends, because all things which I heard from my Father I made known to you. (John 15:15)

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Rev. 1:1• ¹Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him to show his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and sending by his angel he signified it to his servant John; (Rev. 1:1)

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Rev. 5:5• ⁵And one of the elders saith to me, Weep not: behold, the lion hath overcome that is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, that openeth the book and the seven seals thereof. (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.

W. Kelly 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.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)