Daniel 1:20

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Summary

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

In all

1 Kings 4:29

1 Kings 10:1

Psalm 119:99

Ten

The magicians

General references

Daniel 2:2

Bible References

In all

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much and a large heart, even as the sand along by the sea bank:

And the queen of Sheba heard of the wisdom of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, and came to prove him with riddles.

I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my study.

Ten

And your father hath deceived me and changed my wages ten times: But God suffered him not to hurt me.

For of all those men which have seen my glory and my miracles which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now this ten times and have not hearkened unto my voice,

But when the Jews that dwelt beside them came out of all the places where they dwelt about us, and told us - as good as ten times -

Lo, ten times have ye reproved me: are ye not ashamed, for to laugh me to scorn?

The magicians

Then the king commanded to call together all the soothsayers, charmers, witches and Chaldeans, for to show the king his dream. So they came, and stood before the king.

So there came the soothsayers, charmers, Chaldeans and conjurers of devils: to whom I told the dream. But what it betokened, they could not show me:

Wherefore the king cried mightily, that they should bring him the charmers, Chaldeans, and the conjurers of devils. The king spake also to the wise men of Babylon, and said, "Whoso can read this writing, and show me the plain meaning thereof: shall be clothed with purple, have a chain of gold about his neck, and rule the third part of my kingdom."

When the morning came, his spirit was troubled. And he sent and called for all the soothsayers of Egypt and all the wise men thereof, and told them his dream: but there was none of them that could interpret it unto Pharaoh.

Then Pharaoh called for the wise men, and enchanters of Egypt did in like manner with their sorcery.

And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorcery, and the frogs came up upon the land of Egypt.

And Egypt shall be choked in herself. When they ask counsel at their idols, at their sorcerors, at their soothsayers and witches: then will I bring their counsel to naught.

Now go to thy conjurers, and to the multitude of thy witches, whom thou hast been acquainted with from thy youth, if they may help thee, or strengthen thee.

As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, even so do these resist the truth, men they are of corrupt minds, and lewd as concerning the faith:

General references

Then the king commanded to call together all the soothsayers, charmers, witches and Chaldeans, for to show the king his dream. So they came, and stood before the king.