1:1 In
the
third
year
of
the
reign
of
Jehoiakim
king
of
Judah,
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
came
to
Jerusalem
and
besieged
it.
1:2 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.
1:3 Then
the
king
commanded
Ashpenaz,
his
chief
eunuch,
to
bring
some
of
the
people
of
Israel,
both
of
the
royal
family
and
of
the
nobility,
1:4 youths
without
blemish,
of
good
appearance
and
skillful
in
all
wisdom,
endowed
with
knowledge,
understanding
learning,
and
competent
to
stand
in
the
king's
palace,
and
to
teach
them
the
literature
and
language
of
the
Chaldeans.
1:5 The
king
assigned
them
a
daily
portion
of
the
food
that
the
king
ate,
and
of
the
wine
that
he
drank.
They
were
to
be
educated
for
three
years,
and
at
the
end
of
that
time
they
were
to
stand
before
the
king.
1:6 Among
these
were
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah
of
the
tribe
of
Judah.
1:7 And
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
gave
them
names:
Daniel
he
called
Belteshazzar,
Hananiah
he
called
Shadrach,
Mishael
he
called
Meshach,
and
Azariah
he
called
Abednego.
1:8 But
Daniel
resolved
that
he
would
not
defile
himself
with
the
king's
food,
or
with
the
wine
that
he
drank.
Therefore
he
asked
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
to
allow
him
not
to
defile
himself.
1:9 And
God
gave
Daniel
favor
and
compassion
in
the
sight
of
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs,
1:10 and
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
said
to
Daniel,
"I
fear
my
lord
the
king,
who
assigned
your
food
and
your
drink;
for
why
should
he
see
that
you
were
in
worse
condition
than
the
youths
who
are
of
your
own
age
So
you
would
endanger
my
head
with
the
king."
1:11 Then
Daniel
said
to
the
steward
whom
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
had
assigned
over
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
1:12 "Test
your
servants
for
ten
days;
let
us
be
given
vegetables
to
eat
and
water
to
drink.
1:13 Then
let
our
appearance
and
the
appearance
of
the
youths
who
eat
the
king's
food
be
observed
by
you,
and
deal
with
your
servants
according
to
what
you
see."
1:14 So
he
listened
to
them
in
this
matter,
and
tested
them
for
ten
days.
1:15 At
the
end
of
ten
days
it
was
seen
that
they
were
better
in
appearance
and
fatter
in
flesh
than
all
the
youths
who
ate
the
king's
food.
1:16 So
the
steward
took
away
their
food
and
the
wine
they
were
to
drink,
and
gave
them
vegetables.
1:17 As
for
these
four
youths,
God
gave
them
learning
and
skill
in
all
literature
and
wisdom,
and
Daniel
had
understanding
in
all
visions
and
dreams.
1:18 At
the
end
of
the
time,
when
the
king
had
commanded
that
they
should
be
brought
in,
the
chief
of
the
eunuchs
brought
them
in
before
Nebuchadnezzar.
1:19 And
the
king
spoke
with
them,
and
among
all
of
them
none
was
found
like
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah.
Therefore
they
stood
before
the
king.
1:20 And
in
every
matter
of
wisdom
and
understanding
about
which
the
king
inquired
of
them,
he
found
them
ten
times
better
than
all
the
magicians
and
enchanters
that
were
in
all
his
kingdom.
1:21 And
Daniel
was
there
until
the
first
year
of
King
Cyrus.
