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Daniel 1:2
2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, and a part of the vessels of the house of 1God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar, to the house of his 2god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his 3god.
Daniel 1:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
- New International Version (NIV)And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the treasure house of his god.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, 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 placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god.
Context of Daniel 1:2
1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, and a part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar, to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god. 3And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz the chief of his eunuchs, that he should bring of the children of Israel, both of the royal seed and of the nobles, 4youths in whom was no blemish, and of goodly countenance, and skilful in all wisdom, and acquainted with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
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וַיִּתֵּן֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י בְּיָד֜וֹ אֶת־יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה וּמִקְצָת֙ כְּלֵ֣י בֵית־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיְבִיאֵ֥ם אֶֽרֶץ־שִׁנְעָ֖ר בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֑יו וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִ֣ים הֵבִ֔יא בֵּ֖ית אוֹצַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
- Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםyehôyâqîym · JehoiakimH3079
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- Shinarשִׁנְעָרshin‛âr · ShinarH8152
- broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
Cross-references for Daniel 1:2
- Daniel 2:37Thou, O king, art a king of kings, unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;
- Daniel 5:18O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty;
- Deuteronomy 28:49Jehovah will bring a nation against thee from afar, from the end of the earth, like as the eagle flieth, a nation whose tongue thou understandest not;
- Deuteronomy 32:30How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
- Judges 2:14And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about; and they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
- Judges 3:8And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
- Judges 4:2And Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the captain of his army was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth-Goim.
- Psalms 106:41And he gave them into the hand of the nations; and they that hated them ruled over them:
- Isaiah 42:24Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Did not Jehovah, he against whom we have sinned? And they would not walk in his ways, neither did they hearken unto his law.
- Daniel 5:2Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, might drink in them.
- 2 Chronicles 36:7And Nebuchadnezzar carried [part] of the vessels of the house of Jehovah to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
- Jeremiah 27:19For thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,
- Genesis 10:10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 11:2And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.
- Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Zechariah 5:11And he said unto me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar; and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.
Commentaries on Daniel 1:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Part of the vessels of the house of God - He took the richest and finest of them for the service of his god Bel, and left what were necessary for carrying on the public worship of Jehovah, (for he did not attempt to alter the civil or religious constitution of Judea); for leaving Jehoiakim on the throne, he only laid the land under tribute. The Chaldeans carried these sacred vessels away at three different times. In the war spoken of in this place. In the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand - Jehoiakim was taken captive, and it would seem that there was an intention to convey him to Babylon 2 Chronicles 36:6, but that for some cause he was not removed there, but died at Jerusalem 2 Kings 24:5-6, though he was not honorably buried there, Jeremiah 22:19; Jeremiah 36:30. In the second book of Chronicles 2 Chronicles 36:6, it is said that “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and bound…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Lord, who has complete power and authority over history, gave the victory to Nebuchadnezzar. It was not accomplished by the king’s might or the power of his god Marduk, the main god of the Babylonians. The Lord used the exile in Babylon to judge and discipline his people, as he had warned in the Law (for example, Deuteronomy 28:64) and by the prophets (for example, Jeremiah 25:8–14). The sacred objects were dedicated for use in the temple of God built…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Shinar--the old name of Babylonia (Ge 11:2; 14:1; Is 11:11; Zec 5:11). Nebuchadnezzar took only "part of the vessels," as he did not intend wholly to overthrow the state, but to make it tributary, and to leave such vessels as were absolutely needed for the public worship of Jehovah. Subsequently all were taken away and were restored under Cyrus (Ezr 1:7). his god--Bel. His temple, as was often the case among the heathen, was made "treasure house" of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Daniel 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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