Daniel 5:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 5:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 5:16 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 5:16 — KJV
“And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. make interpretations: Chaldee, interpret, etc”
— Daniel 5:16 (KJV)
Daniel 5:16 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 5:16
“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. aloud: Chaldee, with might scarlet: or, purple”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:16: read, writing, interpretation
“Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:16: clothed, scarlet, chain
“Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:16: make, now, read
“The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. cut...: Chaldee, made pieces”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:16: make, now, known
“Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. without...: or, which was not in hands hereafter: Chaldee, after this”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:16: now, known, interpretation
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