Daniel 1
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In the third year of the reign of a Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
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And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with b some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried c into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; d and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god.
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Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring e some of the children of Israel and some of the king's descendants and some of the nobles,
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young men f in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king's palace, and g whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
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And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king's delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might h serve before the king.
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Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
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i To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: j he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, AbedNego'.
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But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself k with the portion of the king's delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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Now l God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs.
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And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king."
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So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
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"Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.
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"Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king's delicacies; and as you see fit, so deal with your servants."
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So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days.
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And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king's delicacies.
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Thus the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
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As for these four young men, m God gave them n knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had o understanding in all visions and dreams.
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Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
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Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore p they served before the king.
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q And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.
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r Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus.
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Cross References
2 Kings 24:1
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.
2 Kings 24:2
And the LORD sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken by His servants the prophets.
2 Chronicles 36:5 - 7
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
Jeremiah 25:1
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon).
Jeremiah 52:12 - 30
Now in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month ( which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:7
Nebuchadnezzar also carried off some of the articles from the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
Jeremiah 27:19
For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, concerning the Sea, concerning the carts, and concerning the remainder of the vessels that remain in this city.
Jeremiah 27:20
Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem -
Daniel 5:2
While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.
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Cross References
Genesis 10:10
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 11:2
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
Isaiah 11:11
It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
Zechariah 5:11
And he said to me, "To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:7
Nebuchadnezzar also carried off some of the articles from the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
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Cross References
2 Kings 20:17
Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD.
2 Kings 20:18
'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"
Isaiah 39:7
'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"
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Cross References
Leviticus 24:19
If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him -
Leviticus 24:20
Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him.
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Cross References
Acts 7:22
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.
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Cross References
Genesis 41:46
Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 16:22
Then Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.
1 Kings 10:8
Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
Daniel 1:19
Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king.
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Cross References
Genesis 41:45
And Pharaoh called Joseph's name ZaphnathPaane'ah. And he gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of PotiPherah' priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
2 Kings 24:17
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
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Cross References
Daniel 2:26
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?
Daniel 4:8
But at last Daniel came before me (his name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god; in him is the Spirit of the Holy God), and I told the dream before him, saying:
Daniel 5:12
"Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation."
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Cross References
Leviticus 11:47
'to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.'"
Deuteronomy 32:38
Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise and help you, And be your refuge.
Ezekiel 4:13
Then the LORD said, "So shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, where I will drive them.
Hosea 9:3
They shall not dwell in the LORD's land, But Ephraim shall return to Egypt, And shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
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Cross References
Genesis 39:21
But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mer...
1 Kings 8:50
And forgive Your people who have sinned against...
Job 5:15
But He saves the needy from the sword, From the...
Job 5:16
So the poor have hope, And injustice shuts her ...
Psalms 106:46
He also made them to be pitied By all those who...
Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes eve...
Acts 7:10
And delivered him out of all his troubles, and ...
Acts 27:3
And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius...
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Cross References
1 Kings 3:12
Behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you.
1 Kings 3:28
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
2 Chronicles 1:10 - 12
"Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?"
Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.
James 1:5 - 7
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
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Cross References
Acts 7:22
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.
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Cross References
Numbers 12:6
Then He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a...
2 Chronicles 26:5
He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had...
Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the S...
Daniel 5:12
"Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, un...
Daniel 5:14
I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God is ...
Daniel 10:1
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a mes...
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Cross References
Genesis 41:46
Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.
Daniel 1:5
And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king's delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king.
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Cross References
1 Kings 10:1
Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions.
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Cross References
Daniel 6:28
So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel 10:1
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, but the appointed time was long; and he understood the message, and had understanding of the vision.
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