Daniel 1:1-7

1In the thirdH7969 yearH8141 of the reignH4438 of 1JehoiakimH3079 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, 2NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 cameH935 to JerusalemH3389 and besiegedH6696H5921 it. 2And the 3LordH136 handedH5414H3027 JehoiakimH3079 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 overH5414 to him, along with someH4480H7117 of the 4vesselsH3627 of the houseH1004 of GodH430; and he broughtH935 them to the landH776 of 5ShinarH8152, to the houseH1004 of his 6godH430, and he broughtH935 the vesselsH3627 into the treasuryH1004H214 of his 78godH430.

3Then the kingH4428 toldH559 AshpenazH828, the chiefH7227 of his 9officialsH5631, to bringH935 inH935 someH4480 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, including someH4480 of the 10royalH4410 11familyH2233 and of the noblesH6579, 4youthsH3206 in whomH834 there was 12noH369H3605 impairmentH3971, who were good-lookingH2896H4758, suitableH7919 forH7919 13instructionH7919 in everyH3605 kind of expertiseH2451, endowedH3045 with understandingH995 and discerningH995 knowledgeH4093, and whoH834 had abilityH3851 to 14serveH5975 in the king’sH4428 15courtH1964; and he ordered Ashpenaz to teachH3925 them the 16literatureH5612 and 17languageH3956 of the 18ChaldeansH3778. 5The kingH4428 also allottedH4487 for them a dailyH3117 rationH1697 from the 19king’sH4428 choiceH6598 foodH6598 and from the wineH3196 which he drankH4960, and ordered that they be educatedH1431 for threeH7969 yearsH8141, at the endH7117 of which they were to 2021enterH5975 the king’sH4428 personalH6440 serviceH5975H6440. 6Now among them from the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 were 22DanielH1840, HananiahH2608, MishaelH4332, and AzariahH5838. 7Then the commanderH8269 of the officialsH5631 assignedH7760 new namesH8034 to them; and to DanielH1840 he assignedH7760 the name 23BelteshazzarH1095, to HananiahH2608 24ShadrachH7714, to MishaelH4332 25MeshachH4335, and to AzariahH5838 26Abed-negoH5664.