Daniel 5:18

Daniel reminds Belshazzar that the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar his kingdom, greatness, and glory. He grounds his message in God's sovereignty over kings.

Cross-references · 18

• Dan 2:37–38You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
• Dan 4:17This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
• Dan 4:22–25you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.
• Deut 32:8When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
• Dan 6:22My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
• Ps 47:2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
• Dan 3:17–18If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
• Jer 27:7All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
• Dan 4:32You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
• Ps 7:17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
• Acts 26:19So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
• Dan 4:2I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
• Lam 3:38Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
• Acts 7:48However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
• Lam 3:35to deny a man justice before the Most High,
• Ps 92:8But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
• Acts 26:13About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
• Ps 9:2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

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