Daniel 5:11
The Scripture
(11) There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter Daniel is taken to the king's banquet and, when the magicians attempt to summon the dead, Daniel's prayer causes the lions to fall from the sky and the magicians to be thrown into the fire. The passage teaches that God is sovereign over all and that prayer can bring deliverance.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Daniel 2:47Daniel 4:8Daniel 4:9Daniel 4:18Genesis 41:11Genesis 41:12Genesis 41:13Genesis 41:14Genesis 41:15Daniel 2:11II Samuel 14:17Acts 12:22
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