Daniel 2:20
in Daniel 2and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
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ASV
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
KJV
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
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This verse in Daniel 2
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Daniel answered and said - The word “answer,” in the Scriptures, often occurs substantially in the sense of “speak” or “say.” It does not always denote a reply to something that has been said by another, as it does with us, but is often used when a speech is commenced, as if one were replying to something that “might” be said in the case, or as meaning that the circumstances in the case gave rise to the remark.
This site's exposition
Blessed be the name of God
on Daniel 2:20-23
Daniel's hymn gives “wisdom and power” to God, who “removes kings and establishes them,” words spoken before the king hears a vision about kingdoms. He praises the God who “reveals the deep and hidden things”. The address “O God of my fathers” ties this revelation to Israel's covenant history.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
In everything he reveals his gratitude, not only composing the hymn but also making the discovery of the dream the theme of the composition. It is proper, he is saying, constantly to sing praises of God, who is eternal and everlasting, fount of wisdom and …
"Then Daniel went into his house and made known the matter to Ananiah and Mishael and Azariah. And they sought mercies from the God of the heaven so that they would not also be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a dream at night and Daniel blessed the God of heaven saying, 'May the name of the Lord be blessed forever and ever, because wisdom and understanding and strength are his.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Further, the divine nature has the property of penetrating all things without mixing with them and of being itself impenetrable by anything else. Moreover, there is the property of knowing all things with a simple knowledge and seeing all things simply with his divine, all-surveying, immaterial eye, the things of the present, and the things of the past and the things of the future before they come into being. The divine nature is also sinless, and can cast sin out and bring salvation. And all that it wills, it can accomplish, but it does not will all it could accomplish.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Daniel answered and said,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Wisdom and might are his - He knows all things, and can do all things.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עָנֵ֤ה | ʾaneh | [was] replying | H6032 → | 30 times |
| דָֽנִיֵּאל֙ | daniyel | Daniel | H1841 → | 57 times |
| וְאָמַ֔ר | veamar | and [was] saying | H560 → | 71 times |
| לֶהֱוֵ֨א | leheve' | let it be | H1934 → | 71 times |
| שְׁמֵ֤הּ | shemeh | name his | H8036 → | 12 times |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| אֱלָהָא֙ | ʾelaha' | true God the | H426 → | 95 times |
| מְבָרַ֔ךְ | mevarakh | [be] blessed | H1289 → | 5 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → | 109 times |
| עָלְמָ֖א | ʾalma' | <the> antiquity | H5957 → | 20 times |
| וְעַ֣ד־ | vead- | and to | H5705 → | 35 times |
| עָלְמָ֑א | ʾalma' | <the> perpetuity | H5957 → | 20 times |
| דִּ֧י | di | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| חָכְמְתָ֛א | chakhemeta' | <the> wisdom | H2452 → | 8 times |
| וּגְבוּרְתָ֖א | ugevureta' | and <the> power | H1370 → | |
| דִּ֥י | di | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| לֵֽהּ־ | leh- | [is] to him | ||
| הִֽיא׃ | hi' | it | H1932 → | 22 times |
עָנֵ֤ה[was] replying
ʾanehH6032 →30 times
דָֽנִיֵּאל֙Daniel
daniyelH1841 →57 times
וְאָמַ֔רand [was] saying
veamarH560 →71 times
לֶהֱוֵ֨אlet it be
leheve'H1934 →71 times
שְׁמֵ֤הּname his
shemehH8036 →12 times
דִּֽי־of
di-H1768 →345 times
אֱלָהָא֙true God the
ʾelaha'H426 →95 times
מְבָרַ֔ךְ[be] blessed
mevarakhH1289 →5 times
מִן־from
min-H4481 →109 times
עָלְמָ֖א<the> antiquity
ʾalma'H5957 →20 times
וְעַ֣ד־and to
vead-H5705 →35 times
עָלְמָ֑א<the> perpetuity
ʾalma'H5957 →20 times
דִּ֧יthat
diH1768 →345 times
חָכְמְתָ֛א<the> wisdom
chakhemeta'H2452 →8 times
וּגְבוּרְתָ֖אand <the> power
ugevureta'H1370 →
דִּ֥יwhich
diH1768 →345 times
לֵֽהּ־[is] to him
leh-
הִֽיא׃it
hi'H1932 →22 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 5:12In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
it leads to
- Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- Revelation 19:1
After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
- John 17:2
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
- Revelation 7:12
saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
- Revelation 5:9
Through
Psalms 147:5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
it leads to
- Isaiah 40:28
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching…
- Psalms 139:17–18
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
- Psalms 96:4
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- Isaiah 40:28
Where this verse is studied
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About Daniel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 2.5; John Damascene, ORTHODOX FAITH 1:14; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 2:19-22.