Daniel 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:”

Daniel 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Daniel 5:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Daniel 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.”

Daniel 5:18 — World English Bible

Daniel 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty: ”

Daniel 5:18 — American Standard Version

Daniel 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“thou, O king, God Most High, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour, gave to Nebuchadnezzar thy father:”

Daniel 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Daniel 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“O thou king, the Most HighGod gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty; ”

Daniel 5:18 — Darby Translation

Daniel 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“O King, heare thou, The most high God gaue vnto Nebuchad-nezzar thy father a kingdome, and maiestie, and honour and glory.”

Daniel 5:18 — Geneva Bible

Daniel 5:18 in Context — Daniel 5

16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

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What Does Daniel 5:18 Mean?

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