Daniel 1:1-3

1In the thirdH7969 yearH8141 of the reignH4438 of JehoiakimH3079 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 cameH935 to JerusalemH3389 and besiegedH6696 itH5921. 2And the LordH136 deliveredH5414 into his handH3027 JehoiakimH3079 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, along with someH7117 of the articlesH3627 from the houseH1004 of GodH430. He carried these offH935 to the landH776 of ShinarH8152,1 to the houseH1004 of his godH430, where he putH935 them in the treasuryH1004H214 of his godH430.

3Then the kingH4428 orderedH559 AshpenazH828, the chiefH7227 of his court officialsH5631, to bring inH935 someH4480 IsraelitesH1121H3478 from the royalH4410 familyH22332 and the nobilityH6579—