Daniel 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 1:1-3

1In the third year of the reign of 1Jehoiakim king of Judah, 2Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2The 3Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the 4vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of 5Shinar, to the house of his 6god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his 78god.

3Then the king 9ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his 10officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the 11royal 12family and of the nobles,

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 1:1 2 Kin 24:1; 2 Chr 36:5, 6 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 1:1 Jer 25:1; 52:12, 28-30 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 1:2 Is 42:24; Dan 2:37, 38 ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 1:2 2 Chr 36:7; Jer 27:19, 20; Dan 5:2 ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 1:2 Gen 10:10; 11:2; Is 11:11; Zech 5:11 ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 1:2 Or gods ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 1:2 Or gods ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 1:2 Jer 50:2; 51:44 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 1:3 Or said to ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 1:3 Or eunuchs, and so throughout the ch ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 1:3 Lit seed of the ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 1:3 2 Kin 24:15; Is 39:7 ↩

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