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Dan. 2:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can show it before the king, excepto the gods, whose dwellingp is not with flesh.

Dan. 2:28• ²⁸but there is a God in heaven, that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these: (Dan. 2:28)

Isa. 66:1‑2• ¹Thus saith Jehovah, the heavens [are] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: what [is] the house that ye will build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?
²Even all those [things] hath my hand made, and all those [things] have been, saith Jehovah. But to this [man] will I look, to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and trembling at my word. (Isa. 66:1‑2)

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and there.This was their decision:

and when the living and true God, who indeed condescends to dwell with men, and who alone could reveal the dream and the secrets contained in it, actually made it known to Daniel, he evinced the infinite difference between Jehovah and his prophets, and the idols and magicians of Babylon.

Dan. 2:27‑28• ²⁷Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers, show unto the king;
²⁸but there is a God in heaven, that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these: (Dan. 2:27‑28)

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Dan. 5:11• ¹¹There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father, light and understanding, and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; (Dan. 5:11)

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Gen. 41:39• ³⁹And Pharaoh said to Joseph, since God has made all this known to thee, there is none discreet and wise as thou. (Gen. 41:39)

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Ex. 8:19• ¹⁹Then the scribes said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said. (Ex. 8:19)

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Matt. 19:26• ²⁶But Jesus, looking on [them], said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. (Matt. 19:26)

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Ex. 29:45• ⁴⁵And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will be their God. (Ex. 29:45)

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Num. 35:34• ³⁴And ye shall not defile the land that ye inhabit, in the midst whereof I dwell; for I am Jehovah who dwell in the midst of the children of Israel. (Num. 35:34)

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1 Kings 8:27• ²⁷But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! (1 Kings 8:27)

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2 Chron. 6:18• ¹⁸But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! (2 Chron. 6:18)

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Psa. 68:18• ¹⁸Thou hast ascended on high,{HR}Thou hast led captivity captive,{HR}Thou hast received gifts in man,{HR}And rebels also, that Jah Elohim should dwell [there]. (Psa. 68:18)

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Psa. 113:5‑6• ⁵Who [is] like Jehovah our God,{HR}That dwelleth on high,
⁶That seeth deep in the heavens and in the earth? (Psa. 113:5‑6)

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Psa. 132:14• ¹⁴This [is] my rest forever;{HR}Here will I dwell, for I have desired it. (Psa. 132:14)

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Isa. 8:18• ¹⁸Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of hosts who dwelleth in mount Zion. (Isa. 8:18)

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy, I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)

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Joel 3:21• ²¹For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion. (Joel 3:21)

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John 1:1‑3,14• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²The same was in the beginning with God.
³All things were made by him, and without him not one thing was made which hath been made.
¹⁴And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only-begotten from beside a father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:1‑3,14)

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John 14:17,23• ¹⁷the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it beholdeth him not, nor knoweth him; but ye know him, because he abideth with you, and shall be in you.
²³Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. (John 14:17,23)

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2 Cor. 6:16• ¹⁶and what agreement for God's temple with idols? For ye are [the] living God's temple, even as God said, I will dwell and walk among them, and will be their God, and they shall be my people. (2 Cor. 6:16)

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Rev. 21:3• ³And I heard a loud voice out of the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God. (Rev. 21:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinaryd, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the godse, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

JND Translation Notes

Or "hard."

Aramaic, Elah, here in the plural.

W. Kelly Translation

For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)