Verse 18
Daniel 1:18
New Living Translation
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When the training period ordered by the king was completed, the chief of staff brought all the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/לְ/מִ/קְצָת֙ הַ/יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר אָמַ֥ר הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ לַ/הֲבִיאָ֑/ם וַ/יְבִיאֵ/ם֙ שַׂ֣ר הַ/סָּרִיסִ֔ים לִ/פְנֵ֖י נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר
English Translation
And after a few days, which the king had spoken to bring them, the chief of the eunuchs brought them before Nebuchadnezzar.
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Chapter 1 Context
1
During the third year of King Jehoiakim’s reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jer...
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2
The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred...
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3
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men of...
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4
“Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men,” he said. “Make sure they are well versed...
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5
The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be traine...
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6
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Juda...
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7
The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: Daniel was called Belteshazzar.<br>Hana...
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8
But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the kin...
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9
Now God (Elohim) had given the chief of staff both respect and affection for Daniel.
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10
But he responded, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine....
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11
Daniel spoke with the attendant who had been appointed by the chief of staff to look after Daniel, H...
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12
“Please test us for ten days on a diet of vegetables and water,” Daniel said.
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13
“At the end of the ten days, see how we look compared to the other young men who are eating the king...
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14
The attendant agreed to Daniel’s suggestion and tested them for ten days.
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15
At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than...
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16
So after that, the attendant fed them only vegetables instead of the food and wine provided for the...
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17
God (Elohim) gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literat...
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18
When the training period ordered by the king was completed, the chief of staff brought all the young...
19
The king talked with them, and no one impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azaria...
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20
Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them...
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21
Daniel remained in the royal service until the first year of the reign of King Cyrus.
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