Cross references

Daniel 5:8

So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.

Daniel 5:8 BSB

Daniel 5:8 has 6 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Daniel 2:27 (6 votes) and Genesis 41:8 (4 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Genesis 41 to Colossians 2.

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Which verses does Daniel 5:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.

  2. In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

  3. Daniel 4:74 votes

    When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.

  4. These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.

  5. So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror! You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate. …

  6. Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.

Which verses point to Daniel 5:8?

The 10 strongest of 18.