Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 1

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Daniel 1 . 1 , Jehoiakim’s captivity; Daniel 1 . 3 , Ashpenaz takes Daniel , Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah; v.8 , They refusing the king’s portion do prosper with pulse and water; v.17 , Their proficiency in wisdom.

Daniel 1:1

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.

Daniel 1:1 · BSB

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Daniel 1:2

And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.

Daniel 1:2 · BSB

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Daniel 1:3

Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—

Daniel 1:3 · BSB

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Foretold

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Daniel 1:4

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.

Daniel 1:4 · BSB

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The word yeladim rendered children , is frequently used for lads , or young men (see

  • Genesis 21:8
  • Genesis 21:14-16 ) , םובםיףךןץע , as the LXX render; and Daniel must have been at this time at least seventeen or eighteen years of age

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Rather , as Houbigant renders , "apt to understand wisdom , to acquire knowledge , and to attain science;" for it was not a knowledge of the sciences , but merely a capacity to learn them , that was required

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Daniel 1:5

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.

Daniel 1:5 · BSB

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Atheneus says the kings of Persia were accustomed to order for their courtiers the food left at their tables

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which he drank Heb. of his drink

Daniel 1:6

Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

Daniel 1:6 · BSB

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Daniel 1:7

The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

Daniel 1:7 · BSB

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Daniel 1:8

But Daniel made 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.

Daniel 1:8 · BSB

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Heathen nations not only ate unclean beasts , which were forbidden by Jewish law , but even the clean animals that were eaten were first offered as victims to their gods , and part of the wine was poured out as a libation on their altars. Hence Atheneus calls the beasts served up at the tables of the Persian kings , יוסיב , victims. Daniel was therefore resolved not to defile himself with their viands; yet he did not rudely refuse what was intended as a kindness , but mildly and modestly requested the proper officers to indulge him in this respect

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Daniel 1:9

Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,

Daniel 1:9 · BSB

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Daniel 1:10

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!”

Daniel 1:10 · BSB

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Heb. sadder

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sort or , term , or continuance

Daniel 1:11

Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Daniel 1:11 · BSB

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or , the steward

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Daniel 1:12

"Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.

Daniel 1:12 · BSB

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Heb. of pulse that we may eat , etc. Pulse , zeroim denotes all leguminous plants , which are not reaped but pulled or plucked; which , however wholesome , was not naturally calculated to render them fatter in flesh than the others

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Daniel 1:15

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.

Daniel 1:15 · BSB

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Daniel 1:16

So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.

Daniel 1:16 · BSB

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Daniel 1:17

To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Daniel 1:17 · BSB

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or , he made Daniel understand

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Daniel 1:18

Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 1:18 · BSB

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Daniel 1:19

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.

Daniel 1:19 · BSB

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Daniel 1:20

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.

Daniel 1:20 · BSB

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wisdom and understanding Heb. wisdom of understanding

Daniel 1:21

And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.

Daniel 1:21 · BSB

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  • Daniel 6:28
  • Daniel 10:1 "He lived to see that glorious time of the return of his people from the Babylonia captivity , though he did not die then. So till is used
  • Psalm 110:1 Psalm 112 . 8

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web3 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Daniel 1:2 → 2 Kings 24:13
Trajectories
Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline)
Chiasms
Shaped Daniel 1:1–21
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