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In the third
year
of the reign
of Jehoiakim
king
of Judah,
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
came
to Jerusalem
and besieged
it.
2
The Lord
gave
Jehoiakim
king
of Judah
into his hand,
along with some
of
the vessels
of the house
of God;
and he brought
them to the land
of Shinar,
to the house
of his god,
and he brought
the vessels
into the treasury
of his god.
3
Then the king
ordered
Ashpenaz,
the chief
of his officials,
to bring
in some
of the sons
of Israel,
including some
of the royal
family
and of the nobles,
4
youths
in whom
was no
defect,
who were good-looking,
showing intelligence
in every
branch of wisdom,
endowed
with understanding and discerning
knowledge,
and who
had ability
for serving
in the king's
court;
and he ordered him to teach
them the literature
and language
of the Chaldeans.
5
The king
appointed
for them a daily
ration
from
the king's
choice food
and from the wine
which he drank,
and
appointed
that they should be educated
three
years,
at the end
of which they were to enter
the king's
personal
service.
6
Now among them from the sons
of Judah
were Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael
and Azariah.
7
Then the commander
of the officials
assigned
new names
to them; and to Daniel
he
assigned
the name Belteshazzar,
to Hananiah
Shadrach,
to Mishael
Meshach
and to Azariah
Abed-nego.
8
But Daniel
made
up his mind
that he would not defile
himself with the king's
choice food
or with the wine
which he drank;
so he sought
permission from the commander
of the officials
that he might not defile
himself.
9
Now God
granted
Daniel
favor
and compassion
in the sight
of the commander
of the officials,
10
and the commander
of the officials
said
to Daniel,
"I am afraid
of my lord
the king,
who
has appointed
your food
and your drink;
for why
should he see
your faces
looking
more
haggard
than
the youths
who
are your own age?
Then you would make me forfeit
my head
to the king."
11
But Daniel
said
to the
over
seer
whom
the commander
of the officials
had appointed
over
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael
and Azariah,
12
"Please
test
your servants
for ten
days,
and let us be given
some
vegetables
to eat
and water
to drink.
13
"Then let our appearance
be observed
in your presence
and the appearance
of the youths
who
are eating
the king's
choice food;
and deal
with your servants
according to what
you see."
14
So he listened
to them in this
matter
and tested
them for ten
days.
15
At the end
of ten
days
their appearance
seemed
better
and they were fatter
than
all
the youths
who
had been eating
the king's
choice food.
16
So the overseer
continued
to withhold
their choice food
and the wine
they were to drink,
and kept giving
them vegetables.
17
As for these
four
youths,
God
gave
them knowledge
and intelligence
in every
branch of literature
and wisdom;
Daniel
even understood
all
kinds of visions
and dreams.
18
Then at the end
of the days
which
the king
had specified
for presenting
them, the commander
of the officials
presented
them before
Nebuchadnezzar.
19
The king
talked
with them, and out of them all
not one was found
like Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael
and Azariah;
so they entered
the king's
personal
service.
20
As for every
matter
of wisdom
and understanding
about which
the king
consulted
them, he found
them ten
times
better than
all
the magicians
and conjurers
who
were in
all
his realm.
21
And Daniel
continued
until
the first
year
of Cyrus
the king.
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