1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakimking of Judah, Nebuchadnezzarking of Babyloncame to Jerusalemand besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakimking of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar,1:2 That is, Babyloniato the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.
3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family1:3 Hebrew from the seed of the kingdomand the nobility— 4 young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace— and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.1:4 That is, the Babylonians
5 The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
6 Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7 The chief official gave them new names: To Danielhe gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
Daniel’s Faithfulness
8 But Danielmade up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
9 Now God had granted Danielfavor and compassion from the chief official, 10 but he said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!"
11 Then Danielsaid to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 "Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see."
14 So he consented to this and tested them for ten days. 15 And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food. 16 So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
Daniel’s Wisdom
17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Danielhad insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
18 Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom. 21 And Danielremained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
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Jehoiakim
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Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was put on the throne of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, who renamed him. Jehoiakim burned the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies and served the king of Babylon (2 Kings 23:34).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was put on the throne of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, who renamed him. Jehoiakim burned the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies and served the king of Babylon (2 Kings 23:34).
Judah, fourth son of Jacob and Leah, proposed selling Joseph instead of killing him, fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and received the blessing of the scepter from his father (Genesis 49:10).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Daniel, taken young to Babylon, interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar, continued praying to God despite the king’s order, and was saved from the den of lions (Daniel 6:16).
Cyrus, king of Persia, decreed the return of the exiled Jews and the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, and returned the vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar (Ezra 1:2).