Daniel 6:3

Then Daniel {began distinguishing himself} above the administrators and the satraps {because} an exceptional spirit [was] in him, and [so] the king planned to appoint him over the whole kingdom.

Daniel 5:12

{because} [there] was found in him [an] excellent spirit and understanding and insight [for] interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; [that is], in Daniel {whom the king named} Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation."

Daniel 5:14

And I have heard that a spirit of the gods [is] in you and enlightenment and insight and excellent wisdom was found in you.

Esther 10:3

For Mordecai the Jew [was] second-in-command to King Ahasuerus. [He was] great for the Jews and popular with many of his brothers, for he sought good for his people, {interceding for the welfare of all his descendants}.

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, a word went out, and [now] I have come to declare [it], for you [are] highly esteemed, and [so] consider the word and understand the vision.

Genesis 41:38-41

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this in whom is the spirit of God?"

Nehemiah 7:2

I gave command over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and Hananiah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

Proverbs 3:3-4

May loyal love and truth not forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them upon your heart.

Proverbs 17:27

He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Proverbs 22:29

A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.

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Summary

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

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Was preferred

Proverbs 22:29
A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.

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Daniel 5:12
{because} [there] was found in him [an] excellent spirit and understanding and insight [for] interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; [that is], in Daniel {whom the king named} Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation."
Daniel 9:23
At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, a word went out, and [now] I have come to declare [it], for you [are] highly esteemed, and [so] consider the word and understand the vision.
Genesis 41:38
Then Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this in whom is the spirit of God?"
Nehemiah 7:2
I gave command over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and Hananiah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
Proverbs 3:3
May loyal love and truth not forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them upon your heart.
Proverbs 17:27
He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.

General references

Genesis 41:41
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."