Daniel 4:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 4:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 4:9 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troub..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 4:9 — KJV
“O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.”
— Daniel 4:9 (KJV)
Daniel 4:9 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 4:9
“This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:9: belteshazzar, know, spirit
“The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:9: belteshazzar, know, dream
“But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:9: know, tell, dream
“Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:9: magicians, know, dream
“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; father: or, grandfather”
Shares key themes with Daniel 4:9: master, magicians, spirit
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