New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 1:6-11

6Now among them from the sons of Judah were 1Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7Then the commander of the officials assigned new names to them; and to Daniel he assigned the name 2Belteshazzar, to Hananiah 3Shadrach, to Mishael 4Meshach and to Azariah 5Abed-nego.

8But Daniel 6made up his mind that he would not 7defile himself with the 8king’s choice food or with the 9wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself. 9Now God granted Daniel 10 11favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials, 10and 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 12make me forfeit my head to the king.” 11But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,

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Notes

1. Daniel 1:6 Ezek 14:14, 20; 28:3; Matt 24:15 ↩
2. Daniel 1:7 Dan 2:26; 4:8; 5:12 ↩
3. Daniel 1:7 Dan 2:49; 3:12 ↩
4. Daniel 1:7 Dan 2:49; 3:12 ↩
5. Daniel 1:7 Dan 2:49; 3:12 ↩
6. Daniel 1:8 Lit set upon his heart ↩
7. Daniel 1:8 Lev 11:47; Ezek 4:13, 14; Hos 9:3, 4 ↩
8. Daniel 1:8 Ps 141:4; Dan 1:5 ↩
9. Daniel 1:8 Deut 32:38; Dan 5:4 ↩
10. Daniel 1:9 Lit lovingkindness ↩
11. Daniel 1:9 Gen 39:21; 1 Kin 8:50; Job 5:15, 16; Ps 106:46; Prov 16:7 ↩
12. Daniel 1:10 Lit make my head guilty ↩

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