Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Daniel 2:5 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Daniel 2:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 2 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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: Cald. made pieces”
Daniel 2:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Daniel 2:5
The shocking demand 'The thing is gone from me' (possibly 'the decree has gone forth from me') reverses normal procedure. The king demands they reveal both dream and interpretation, threatening execution and property destruction if they fail, promising wealth if they succeed. This impossible standard exposes the hollowness of pagan wisdom—if they truly access divine knowledge, they should know the dream without being told. God orchestrates this crisis to demonstrate that only He reveals mysteries. The extreme threat shows absolute monarchy's power and the desperate stakes of claiming divine in...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Daniel 2:5
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“that whoever shall alter this word”
“that every people”
“and broke down the house of Baal”
“As your sword has made women childless”
“and shall burn with fire the city”
“and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.”
“let their arrows be made blunt.”
“saying”