Daniel 1
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Daniel 1:2-4

2And the 1LordH136 handedH5414H3027 JehoiakimH3079 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 overH5414 to him, along with someH4480H7117 of the 2vesselsH3627 of the houseH1004 of GodH430; and he broughtH935 them to the landH776 of 3ShinarH8152, to the houseH1004 of his 4godH430, and he broughtH935 the vesselsH3627 into the treasuryH1004H214 of his 56godH430.

3Then the kingH4428 toldH559 AshpenazH828, the chiefH7227 of his 7officialsH5631, to bringH935 inH935 someH4480 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, including someH4480 of the 8royalH4410 9familyH2233 and of the noblesH6579, 4youthsH3206 in whomH834 there was 10noH369H3605 impairmentH3971, who were good-lookingH2896H4758, suitableH7919 forH7919 11instructionH7919 in everyH3605 kind of expertiseH2451, endowedH3045 with understandingH995 and discerningH995 knowledgeH4093, and whoH834 had abilityH3851 to 12serveH5975 in the king’sH4428 13courtH1964; and he ordered Ashpenaz to teachH3925 them the 14literatureH5612 and 15languageH3956 of the 16ChaldeansH3778.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 1:2 Is 42:24; Dan 2:37, 38 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 1:2 2 Chr 36:7; Jer 27:19, 20; Dan 5:2 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 1:2 Gen 10:10; 11:2; Is 11:11; Zech 5:11 ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 1:2 Or gods ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 1:2 Or gods ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 1:2 Jer 50:2; 51:44 ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 1:3 Or eunuchs, and so throughout the ch ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 1:3 Lit seed of the monarchy ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 1:3 2 Kin 24:15; Is 39:7 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 1:4 2 Sam 14:25 ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 1:4 Dan 1:17 ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 1:4 Lit stand ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 1:4 Lit palace ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 1:4 Or writing ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 1:4 Is 36:11; Jer 5:15; Dan 2:4 ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 1:4 Dan 2:2, 4, 5, 10; 3:8; 4:7; 5:7, 11, 30; 9:1 ↩

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