ESV Reformation Study Bible – Dan 4:8
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Dan 4:8

4:8 Belteshazzar. See note 1:7.

the spirit of the holy gods. The Holy Spirit was the immediate author of the extraordinary power of Daniel to know and to interpret secrets (2:19 note). Nebuchadnezzar’s words agree with this, although he may have been thinking of another god known to him rather than the God of Daniel.