Daniel 5:17
The Scripture
(17) Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
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 5:29Genesis 14:23II Kings 3:13II Kings 5:16II Kings 5:26Acts 8:20Daniel 2:6Psalms 119:46
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