Daniel 4:30

4:30 The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence ¹  by my own mighty strength ²  and for my majestic honor?”

Daniel 2:22

2:22 he reveals deep and hidden things.

He knows what is in the darkness,

and light resides with him.

Daniel 2:30

2:30 As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom ³  than any other living person, but so that the king may understand ⁴  the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind. ⁵ 

[4:30]  ¹ tn Aram “house.”

[4:30]  ² tn Aram “by the might of my strength.”

[2:30]  ³ tn Aram “not for any wisdom which is in me more than [in] any living man.”

[2:30]  ⁴ tn Aram “they might cause the king to know.” The impersonal plural is used here to refer to the role of God’s spirit in revealing the dream and its interpretation to the king. As J. A. Montgomery says, “it appropriately here veils the mysterious agency” (Daniel [ICC], 164-65).

[2:30]  ⁵ tn Aram “heart.”