10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. 9 Now ( M)God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs. 7 ( J)To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: ( K)he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar to Hananiah, Shadrach to Mishael, Meshach and to Azariah, Abed-Nego.Ĩ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself ( L)with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 6 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

5 And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might ( I)serve before the king. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with ( C)some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried ( D)into the land of Shinar to the house of his god ( E)and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god.ģ Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring ( F)some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles, 4 young men ( G)in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and ( H)whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

1 In the third year of the reign of ( B)Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.

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