14 occurrences

'Able' in the Bible

The Chaldeans have answered before the king, and are saying, 'There is not a man on the earth who is able to shew the king's matter; therefore, no king, chief, and ruler, hath asked such a thing as this of any scribe, and enchanter, and Chaldean;

Verse ConceptsAstrologyDivinationUnique EventsNo One Available

The king hath answered and said to Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, 'Art thou able to cause me to know the dream that I have seen, and its interpretation?'

Verse ConceptsDisclosuresDreams Interpreted

Daniel hath answered before the king and said, 'The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes, the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the king;

Verse ConceptsAstrologyClairvoyancesNecromancyPeople's Inability To UnderstandDisclosuresUnable To Understandpsychics

The king hath answered Daniel and said, 'Of a truth it is that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since thou hast been able to reveal this secret.'

Verse ConceptsKingship, HumanLordship, Human And DivineGod Revealing Mysteries

Lo, it is; our God whom we are serving, is able to deliver us from a burning fiery furnace; and from thy hand, O king, He doth deliver.

Verse ConceptsCertaintyAbilityTo DeliverRescueTrust, Importance OfCourage, Examples OfFurnacesGod Saving From EnemiesServing GodFake Friends

And by me a decree is made, that any people, nation, and language, that doth speak erroneously concerning the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, pieces he is made, and its house is made a dunghill, because that there is no other god who is able thus to deliver.'

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsCoercionPeople Torn To PiecesRubbishBlasphemy

This dream I have seen, I king Nebuchadnezzar; and thou, O Belteshazzar, the interpretation tell, because that all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to cause me to know the interpretation, and thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Verse ConceptsMysteryWisdom, Source Of HumanPeople's Inability To UnderstandUnable To Understand

Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and exalting and honouring the King of the heavens, for all His works are truth, and His paths judgment, and those walking in pride He is able to humble.'

Verse ConceptsPraiseHumilityPraise, Reasons ForPredestinationAbility, God's PowerGod Doing RightDoing RightGod Opposes The ProudSpecific Praising Of GodWhat God DoesMental IllnessHuman Duty To Glorify God

Then coming up are all the wise men of the king, and they are not able to read the writing, and the interpretation to make known to the king;

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human NaturePeople's Inability To UnderstandReading Other MatterUnable To Understand

'And now, caused to come up before me have been the wise men, the enchanters, that this writing they may read, and its interpretation to cause me to know: and they are not able to shew the interpretation of the thing:

Verse ConceptsInscriptionsInterpreting LanguageReading Other Matterpsychics

and I -- I have heard of thee, that thou art able to give interpretations, and to loose knots: now, lo -- thou art able to read the writing, and its interpretation to cause me to know -- purple thou dost put on, and a bracelet of gold is on thy neck, and third in the kingdom thou dost rule.'

Verse ConceptsInscriptionsGoldGold ChainsPurple ClothesInterpreting LanguageJewelleryThird PersonReading Other MatterTelling Of People's Situationsknots

Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he is faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.

Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersFaithfulness, Examples OfBusiness, ExamplesHonestyNeglecting DutiesServants, GoodBusiness EthicsMagistratesFaultlessnessFidelityPlottingErrorcorruptionaccusations

and at his coming near to the den, to Daniel, with a grieved voice, he crieth. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, thy God, whom thou art serving continually, is He able to deliver thee from the lions?'

Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingVoicesDensAbilityTo Deliver

And how is the servant of this my lord able to speak with this my lord? as for me, henceforth there remaineth in me no power, yea, breath hath not been left in me.

Verse ConceptsHaving No BreathConversationNo Strength Leftbreathingbreath

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