he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king’s matter.” (v 20–23) Notice the difference between what Daniel is saying here and what the enchanters had said in verse 11: “The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods,