Daniel 5:7
The Scripture
(7) The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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 4:14Daniel 2:2Daniel 4:6Genesis 41:8Isaiah 44:25Isaiah 44:26Isaiah 47:13Daniel 5:16Daniel 5:29Daniel 2:6Genesis 41:42Genesis 41:43
Related verses (shared words)
Daniel 5:16Daniel 5:15Daniel 5:29Daniel 2:24Revelation 8:12Daniel 2:27