Daniel 1:7
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7 (A)To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: (B)he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego.
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Daniel 5:12
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12 Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and [a]explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, (A)whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”
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- Daniel 5:12 Lit. untying knots
Daniel 4:8
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8 But at last Daniel came before me (A)(his name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god; (B)in him is the Spirit of the Holy God), and I told the dream before him, saying:
Daniel 2:49
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49 Also Daniel petitioned the king, (A)and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel (B)sat in [a]the gate of the king.
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- Daniel 2:49 The king’s court
Daniel 1:3
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3 Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring (A)some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles,
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2 Kings 24:17
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Zedekiah Reigns in Judah(A)
17 Then (B)the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, (C)Jehoiachin’s[a] uncle, king in his place, and (D)changed his name to Zedekiah.
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- 2 Kings 24:17 Lit. his
2 Kings 23:34
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34 Then (A)Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and (B)changed his name to (C)Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz (D)and went to Egypt, and [a]he died there.
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- 2 Kings 23:34 Jehoahaz
Daniel 3:12-30
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12 (A)There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O king, have (B)not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up.”
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in (C)rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? 15 Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, (D)good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. (E)And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, (F)we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our (G)God whom we serve is able to (H)deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we (I)worship the gold image which you have set up.”
Saved in Fiery Trial
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. 20 And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore, because the king’s command was [a]urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his [b]counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?”
They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”
25 “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, (J)walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like (K)the[c] Son of God.”
Nebuchadnezzar Praises God
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the [d]mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the (L)Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. 27 And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men (M)on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.
28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His (N)Angel[e] and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! 29 (O)Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the (P)God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be (Q)cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; (R)because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”
30 Then the king [f]promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.
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- Daniel 3:22 Or harsh
- Daniel 3:24 High officials
- Daniel 3:25 Or a son of the gods
- Daniel 3:26 Lit. door
- Daniel 3:28 Or angel
- Daniel 3:30 Lit. caused to prosper
Daniel 2:26
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26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?”
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Daniel 1:10-11
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10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king.”
11 So Daniel said to [a]the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
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- Daniel 1:11 Or Melzar
Genesis 41:45
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45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name [a]Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife (A)Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
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- Genesis 41:45 Probably Egyptian for God Speaks and He Lives
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