1:1 In
the
thirde
yere
of
the
reigne
of
Iehoiakim
King
of
Iudah,
came
Nebuchad-nezzar
King
of
Babylon,
vnto
Ierusalem,
and
besieged
it.
1:2 And
the
Lord
gaue
Iehoiakim
king
of
Iudah
into
his
hand,
with
part
of
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God,
which
he
caried
into
the
land
of
Shinar
to
the
house
of
his
god,
and
he
brought
the
vessels
into
the
treasure
house
of
his
god.
1:3 And
the
king
spake
vnto
Ashpenaz
the
master
of
his
Eunuches,
that
he
should
bring
certaine
of
the
children
of
Israel,
and
of
the
kings
seed,
and
of
the
Princes:
1:4 Children
in
whom
was
no
blemish,
but
well
fauoured,
and
skilfull
in
all
wisedome,
and
cunning
in
knowledge,
and
vnderstanding
science,
and
such
as
had
abilitie
in
them
to
stand
in
the
Kings
palace,
and
whom
they
might
teach
the
learning,
and
the
tongue
of
the
Caldeans.
1:5 And
the
King
appointed
them
a
daily
prouision
of
the
kings
meat,
and
of
the
wine
which
he
dranke:
so
nourishing
them
three
yeeres,
that
at
the
ende
thereof
they
might
stand
before
the
king.
1:6 Now
among
these
were
of
the
children
of
Iudah,
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah:
1:7 Unto
whom
the
Prince
of
the
Eunuches
gaue
names:
for
he
gaue
vnto
daniel
the
name
of
Belteshazzar;
and
to
Hananiah,
of
Shadrach;
and
to
Mishael,
of
Meshach;
and
to
Azariah
of
Abednego.
1:8 But
Daniel
purposed
in
his
heart,
that
he
would
not
defile
himselfe
with
the
portion
of
the
kings
meat,
nor
with
the
wine
which
he
dranke:
therefore
hee
requested
of
the
Prince
of
the
Eunuches,
that
hee
might
not
defile
himselfe.
1:9 Now
God
had
brought
Daniel
into
fauour
and
tender
loue
with
the
Prince
of
the
Eunuches.
1:10 And
the
Prince
of
the
Eunuches
said
vnto
Daniel,
I
feare
my
lord
the
king,
who
hath
appointed
your
meat,
and
your
drinke:
for
why
should
he
see
your
faces
worse
liking
then
the
children
which
are
of
your
sort
then
shall
yee
make
mee
indanger
my
head
to
the
King.
1:11 Then
said
Daniel
to
Melzar,
whom
the
Prince
of
the
Eunuches
had
set
ouer
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
1:12 Proue
thy
seruants,
I
beseech
thee,
ten
dayes,
and
let
them
giue
pulse
to
eat,
and
water
to
drinke.
1:13 Then
let
our
countenances
be
looked
vpon
before
thee,
and
the
countenance
of
the
children
that
eat
of
the
portion
of
the
Kings
meate:
and
as
thou
seest,
deale
with
thy
seruants.
1:14 So
hee
consented
to
them
in
this
matter,
and
proued
them
ten
dayes.
1:15 And
at
the
end
often
dayes,
their
countenances
appeared
fairer,
and
fatter
in
flesh,
then
all
the
children,
which
did
eate
the
portion
of
the
kings
meat.
1:16 Thus
Melzar
tooke
away
the
portion
of
their
meat,
and
the
wine
that
they
should
drink:
and
gaue
them
pulse.
1:17 As
for
these
foure
children,
God
gaue
them
knowledge,
and
skil
in
all
learning
and
wisedome,
and
Daniel
had
vnderstanding
in
all
visions
and
dreames.
1:18 Now
at
the
end
of
the
dayes
that
the
King
had
said
he
should
bring
them
in,
then
the
Prince
of
the
Eunuches
brought
them
in
before
Nebuchadnezzar.
1:19 And
the
King
communed
with
them:
and
among
them
all
was
found
none
like
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah:
therefore
stood
they
before
the
King.
1:20 And
in
all
matters
of
wisedome
and
vnderstanding
that
the
king
enquired
of
them,
hee
found
them
ten
times
better
then
all
the
Magicians
and
Astrologers
that
were
in
all
his
Realme.
1:21 And
Daniel
continued
euen
vnto
the
first
yeere
of
king
Cyrus.