Daniel 1:3

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The king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring some of the sons of Israel from the royal family and the nobles.

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  • Isa 39:7 : 7 Some of your own descendants, who will issue from you and whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
  • 2 Kgs 20:17-18 : 17 'The time is coming when everything in your palace and all that your ancestors have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. 18 And some of your descendants, your own sons who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'
  • 2 Kgs 24:15 : 15 He took Jehoiachin captive to Babylon, along with the king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the elite of the land; he led them as exiles from Jerusalem to Babylon.
  • Jer 41:1 : 1 In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, from the royal family, along with some of the king's officials and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and ate a meal together there.

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  • Dan 1:4-7
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    4They were young men without any physical defect, handsome, skilled in all wisdom, knowledgeable, discerning, and capable of serving in the king's palace. He was to teach them the literature and the language of the Chaldeans.

    5The king assigned them a daily portion from the royal food and wine that he drank. They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time, they were to serve before the king.

    6Among them were some from the sons of Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

    7The chief of the officials gave them new names: to Daniel, he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

  • Dan 1:13-20
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    13Then compare our appearance with that of the other youths who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.

    14So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.

    15At the end of the ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the royal food.

    16So the steward took away their portion of the royal food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

    17To these four young men, God gave knowledge and understanding in all kinds of literature and wisdom. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.

    18At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

    19The king spoke with them, and among all of them, no one was found to be like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king's service.

    20In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

  • Dan 1:1-2
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    1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem and besieged it.

    2The Lord delivered Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with some of the vessels from the house of God, into his hand. He brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.

  • Dan 1:9-11
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    9God caused the chief official to show favor and compassion toward Daniel.

    10But the chief official said to Daniel, 'I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other youths your age? You would endanger my life before the king.'

    11Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

  • Dan 5:13
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    13So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, 'Are you Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?'

  • Esth 1:13-14
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    13Then the king consulted the wise men who understood the times, for it was the king's custom to speak before all who understood law and judgment.

    14The closest advisers to the king were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king's presence and held the highest positions in the kingdom.

  • Ezra 1:7-8
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    7King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and had placed in the house of his gods.

    8Cyrus, king of Persia, brought them out under the oversight of Mithredath, the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

  • Esth 2:6
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    6He had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the exiles who were deported with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile.

  • Dan 3:12-13
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    12But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego—whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon. These men do not pay attention to you, O king; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.

    13Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So these men were brought before the king.

  • Esth 2:2-3
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    2Then the king’s attendants said, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.

    3Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem under the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.

  • Dan 3:2
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    2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent for the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.

  • Dan 2:24-25
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    24Therefore, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said to him, "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me before the king, and I will reveal the interpretation to the king."

    25Then Arioch hurriedly brought Daniel before the king and said to him, "I have found a man from among the exiles of Judah who will reveal the interpretation to the king."

  • Isa 39:7
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    7Some of your own descendants, who will issue from you and whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

  • Dan 9:1
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    1In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,

  • Ezra 2:1
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    1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had taken captive to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town.

  • Neh 7:5-6
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    5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had returned first, and this is what I discovered written there:

    6These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.

  • Dan 3:30
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    30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.

  • Dan 6:1-2
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    1Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about sixty-two years of age.

    2It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom.

  • Esth 1:2-3
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    2At that time, King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

    3In the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials of the provinces were present before him.

  • Esth 1:10-11
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    10On the seventh day, when the king was in high spirits from the wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

    11to bring Queen Vashti before the king wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and officials, for she was very beautiful.

  • Dan 5:15
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    15Now, the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and make its interpretation known to me, but they could not explain the meaning.

  • Dan 4:6
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    6O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you. Here are the visions of my dream that I saw; interpret them for me.

  • Dan 5:11
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    11There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father, he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners.

  • 2 Kgs 20:18
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    18And some of your descendants, your own sons who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'

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    1These are the chiefs of their fathers' houses, and their genealogical records, of those who went up with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Babylon.

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    7The king called out loudly to bring in the enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners. He declared to the wise men of Babylon, 'Whoever reads the writing and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain placed around their neck, and be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.'

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  • Ezra 5:14
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    14And even the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple in Babylon, these King Cyrus took out of the temple in Babylon and handed over to Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed as governor.