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Dan 1:20 — And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

in all		1Ki 4:29-34; 1Ki 10:1-3,23,24; Psa 119:99
wisdom and understanding		Heb. wisdom of understanding
ten		Gen 31:7; Num 14:22; Neh 4:12; Job 19:3
the magicians		Dan 2:2-11,21-23; Dan 4:7,8-18; Dan 5:7,8,17; Gen 41:8; Exd 7:11,12,22; Exd 8:7,19; Isa 19:3; Isa 47:12-14; 2Ti 3:8,9

Correlating Passages

in all

	1Ki 4:29	And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea shore.
	1Ki 4:30	And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
	1Ki 4:31	For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
	1Ki 4:32	And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
	1Ki 4:33	And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that [is] in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
	1Ki 4:34	And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
	1Ki 10:1	And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
	1Ki 10:2	And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
	1Ki 10:3	And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not [any] thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
	1Ki 10:23	So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
	1Ki 10:24	And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
	Psa 119:99	I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my meditation.

ten

	Gen 31:7	And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
	Num 14:22	Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
	Neh 4:12	And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us [they will be upon you].
	Job 19:3	These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed [that] ye make yourselves strange to me.

the magicians

	Dan 2:2	Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
	Dan 2:3	And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
	Dan 2:4	Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
	Dan 2:5	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.
	Dan 2:6	But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
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	Dan 2:21	And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
	Dan 2:22	He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what [is] in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
	Dan 2:23	I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now] made known unto us the king's matter.
	Dan 4:7	Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
	Dan 4:8	But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, [saying],
	Dan 4:9	O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
	Dan 4:10	Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof [was] great.
	Dan 4:11	The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
	Dan 4:12	The leaves thereof [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it [was] meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
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	Dan 5:7	The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spake, and said to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
	Dan 5:8	Then came in all the king's wise [men]: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
	Dan 5:17	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.
	Gen 41:8	And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
	Exd 7:11	Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
	Exd 7:12	For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
	Exd 7:22	And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
	Exd 8:7	And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
	Exd 8:19	Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This [is] the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
	Isa 19:3	And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
	Isa 47:12	Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
	Isa 47:13	Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from [these things] that shall come upon thee.
	Isa 47:14	Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: [there shall] not [be] a coal to warm at, [nor] fire to sit before it.
	2Ti 3:8	Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
	2Ti 3:9	But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.

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Scott, Thomas. "Daniel 1:20," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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