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Daniel Chapter 1

Daniel
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Daniel

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Daniel and his friends are taken from their city and placed in the king's palace, where they must serve the king's officials. The chapter shows the tension between loyalty to God and obedience to earthly authority.

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(1) In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
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II Kings 24:1II Kings 24:2II Kings 24:13II Chronicles 36:5II Chronicles 36:6II Chronicles 36:7

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Revelation 8:12Jeremiah 27:20II Samuel 18:2Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 5:12II Kings 24:12

(2) And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
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Daniel 2:37Daniel 2:38Daniel 5:18Deuteronomy 28:49Deuteronomy 28:50Deuteronomy 28:51Deuteronomy 28:52Deuteronomy 32:30Judges 2:14Judges 3:8Judges 4:2Psalms 106:41

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II Samuel 8:10II Chronicles 24:14Isaiah 22:24Revelation 8:12Ruth 3:13Exodus 7:19

(3) And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
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II Kings 20:17II Kings 20:18Isaiah 39:7Jeremiah 41:1

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Matthew 19:12Esther 8:8Genesis 26:4Jeremiah 33:26I Samuel 29:4Psalms 68:27

(4) Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
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Leviticus 21:18Leviticus 21:19Leviticus 21:20Leviticus 21:21Leviticus 24:19Leviticus 24:20Judges 8:18II Samuel 14:25Acts 7:20Ephesians 5:27Daniel 2:20Daniel 2:21

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Daniel 1:17II Kings 4:26Esther 8:8Daniel 5:11Exodus 31:3Exodus 35:31

(5) And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
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I Kings 4:22I Kings 4:23II Kings 25:30Matthew 6:11Luke 11:3Daniel 1:19Genesis 41:46I Samuel 16:22I Kings 10:8II Chronicles 9:7Jeremiah 15:19Luke 1:19

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II Kings 16:15Daniel 1:8Mark 2:22Esther 8:8Numbers 29:6Daniel 1:15

(6) Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
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Daniel 2:17Ezekiel 14:14Ezekiel 14:20Ezekiel 28:3Matthew 24:15Mark 13:14

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Daniel 1:11Daniel 1:7Daniel 1:19Daniel 2:17Daniel 5:13Daniel 6:20

(7) Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
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Daniel 1:3Daniel 1:10Daniel 1:11Daniel 4:8Daniel 5:12Genesis 41:45II Kings 23:34II Kings 24:17Daniel 2:49Daniel 3:12Daniel 3:13Daniel 3:14

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Daniel 1:11Daniel 3:26Matthew 19:12Daniel 2:49Daniel 1:6Daniel 1:19

(8) But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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Ruth 1:17Ruth 1:18I Kings 5:5Psalms 119:106Psalms 119:115Acts 11:23I Corinthians 7:37II Corinthians 9:7Leviticus 11:45Leviticus 11:46Leviticus 11:47Deuteronomy 32:38

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Matthew 19:12II Kings 16:15Daniel 1:5Daniel 1:10Mark 2:22Esther 8:8

(9) Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
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Genesis 32:28Genesis 39:21I Kings 8:50Ezra 7:27Ezra 7:28Nehemiah 1:11Nehemiah 2:4Psalms 4:3Psalms 106:46Proverbs 16:7Acts 7:10

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Matthew 19:12Daniel 1:11Luke 6:32Daniel 1:7Daniel 1:8Daniel 1:10

(10) And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
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Proverbs 29:25John 12:42John 12:43Matthew 6:16Matthew 6:17Matthew 6:18

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Matthew 19:12Daniel 1:8Daniel 1:11II Kings 16:15I Samuel 1:8Daniel 1:7

(11) Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
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Daniel 1:7Daniel 5:13Daniel 6:20Daniel 1:6Daniel 1:19Daniel 2:17

(12) Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
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Daniel 1:16Genesis 1:29Genesis 1:30Deuteronomy 8:3Romans 14:2

(13) Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
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II Kings 16:15Daniel 1:15Esther 8:8Daniel 1:8Esther 3:3Esther 3:12

(14) So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
(15) And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
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Exodus 23:25Deuteronomy 28:1Deuteronomy 28:2Deuteronomy 28:3Deuteronomy 28:4Deuteronomy 28:5Deuteronomy 28:6Deuteronomy 28:7Deuteronomy 28:8Deuteronomy 28:9Deuteronomy 28:10Deuteronomy 28:11

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II Kings 16:15Daniel 1:13Ezekiel 48:18Esther 8:8Genesis 45:23Daniel 1:5

(16) Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
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Mark 2:22II Kings 16:15Daniel 1:8Matthew 9:17Ezekiel 45:7

(17) As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
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Daniel 2:21Daniel 2:23I Kings 3:12I Kings 3:28I Kings 4:29I Kings 4:30I Kings 4:31II Chronicles 1:10II Chronicles 1:12Job 32:8Psalms 119:98Psalms 119:99

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Daniel 5:12Daniel 1:4Ezekiel 48:16Exodus 31:3Exodus 35:31Proverbs 2:6

(18) Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
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Matthew 19:12Daniel 9:26

(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.
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Daniel 1:5Genesis 41:46I Kings 17:1Proverbs 22:29Jeremiah 15:19

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Daniel 1:11Daniel 1:6Daniel 1:7Daniel 2:17Daniel 5:13Daniel 6:20

(20) And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
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I Kings 4:29I Kings 4:30I Kings 4:31I Kings 4:32I Kings 4:33I Kings 4:34I Kings 10:1I Kings 10:2I Kings 10:3I Kings 10:23I Kings 10:24Psalms 119:99

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Daniel 5:11Daniel 7:10Revelation 5:11Daniel 2:21Proverbs 16:16Ecclesiastes 9:16

(21) And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
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Daniel 6:28Daniel 10:1

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