Daniel · Chapter 1 King James Version

Daniel 1:2

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The Scripture

(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

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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