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Daniel 1:20 KJV
Daniel · chapter 1 · verse 20
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.Daniel 1:20 · King James Version
Daniel 1:20 in context
18Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
20And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
21And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- understandingbîynâhunderstandingH998 →
- astrologersʼashshâpha conjurerH825 →
- magicianscharṭôma horoscopistH2748 →
- enquiredbâqashto search outH1245 →
- mattersdâbâra wordH1697 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
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Concerning Daniel and his fellows we have here, I. Their great attainments in learning, Dan 1:17. They were very sober and diligent, and studied hard;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-21