<vn='1'>In the <sn="7969">third</s><sn="8141">year</s> of the <sn="4438">reign</s> of <sn="3079">Jehoiakim</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s><sn="935">came</s><sn="5019">Nebuchadnezzar</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="894">Babylon</s> unto <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>, and <sn="6696 5921">besieged</s> it. </v>
<vn='2'>And the <sn="136">Lord</s><sn="5414">gave</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3079">Jehoiakim</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s> into his <sn="3027">hand</s>, with <sn="4480 7117">part</s> of the <sn="3627">vessels</s> of the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="430">God</s>: which he carried <sn="935">into</s> the <sn="776">land</s> of <sn="8152">Shinar</s> to the <sn="1004">house</s> of his <sn="430">god</s>; and he <sn="935">brought</s> the <sn="3627">vessels</s> into the <sn="214">treasure</s><sn="1004">house</s> of his <sn="430">god</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="559">spoke</s> unto <sn="828">Ashpenaz</s> the <sn="7227">master</s> of his <sn="5631">eunuchs</s>, that he should <sn="935">bring</s> certain of the <sn="4480 1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, and of the king's <sn="4480 2233 4410">seed</s>, and <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="6579">princes</s>; </v>
<vn='4'><sn="3206">Children</s> in <sn="834">whom</s> was <sn="369 3605">no</s><sn="3971">blemish</s>, but well <sn="2896 4758">favored</s>, and <sn="7919">skillful</s> in <sn="3605">all</s><sn="2451">wisdom</s>, and <sn="3045">cunning</s> in <sn="1847">knowledge</s>, and <sn="995">understanding</s><sn="4093">science</s>, and <sn="834">such</s> as had <sn="3581">ability</s> in them to <sn="5975">stand</s> in the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="1964">palace</s>, and whom they might <sn="3925">teach</s> the <sn="5612">learning</s> and the <sn="3956">tongue</s> of the <sn="3778">Chaldeans</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="4487">appointed</s> them a <sn="3117 3117">daily</s><sn="1697">provision</s> of the king's <sn="4480 6598 4428">meat</s>, and of the <sn="4480 3196">wine</s> which he <sn="4960">drank</s>: so <sn="1431">nourishing</s> them <sn="7969">three</s><sn="8141">years</s>, that at the <sn="4480 7117">end</s> thereof they might <sn="5975">stand</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="4428">king</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>Now among these <sn="1961">were</s> of the <sn="4480 1121">children</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, <sn="1840">Daniel</s>, <sn="2608">Hananiah</s>, <sn="4332">Mishael</s>, and <sn="5838">Azariah</s>: </v>
<vn='7'>Unto whom the <sn="8269">prince</s> of the <sn="5631">eunuchs</s><sn="7760">gave</s><sn="8034">names</s>: for he <sn="7760">gave</s> unto <sn="1840">Daniel</s> the name of <sn="1095">Belteshazzar</s>; and to <sn="2608">Hananiah</s>, of <sn="7714">Shadrach</s>; and to <sn="4332">Mishael</s>, of <sn="4335">Meshach</s>; and to <sn="5838">Azariah</s>, of <sn="5664">Abed</s> -nego. </v>
<vn='8'>But <sn="1840">Daniel</s><sn="7760">purposed</s><sn="5921">in</s> his <sn="3820">heart</s><sn="834">that</s> he would <sn="3808">not</s> defile <sn="1351">himself</s> with the portion of the king's <sn="6598 4428">meat</s>, nor with the <sn="3196">wine</s> which he <sn="4960">drank</s>: therefore he <sn="1245">requested</s> of the <sn="4480 8269">prince</s> of the <sn="5631">eunuchs</s><sn="834">that</s> he might <sn="3808">not</s> defile <sn="1351">himself</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>Now <sn="430">God</s> had <sn="5414">brought</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="1840">Daniel</s> into <sn="2617">favor</s> and tender <sn="7356">love</s><sn="6440">with</s> the <sn="8269">prince</s> of the <sn="5631">eunuchs</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>And the <sn="8269">prince</s> of the <sn="5631">eunuchs</s><sn="559">said</s> unto <sn="1840">Daniel</s>, <sn="589">I</s><sn="3372">fear</s><sn="*853"></s> my <sn="113">lord</s> the <sn="4428">king</s>, <sn="834">who</s> hath <sn="4487">appointed</s><sn="*853"></s> your <sn="3978">meat</s> and your <sn="4960">drink</s>: <sn="834">for</s><sn="4100">why</s> should he <sn="7200">see</s><sn="*853"></s> your <sn="6440">faces</s> worse <sn="2196">liking</s><sn="4480">than</s> the <sn="3206">children</s><sn="834">which</s> are of your <sn="1524">sort</s>? then shall ye make me <sn="2325">endanger</s><sn="*853"></s> my <sn="7218">head</s> to the <sn="4428">king</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>Then <sn="559">said</s><sn="1840">Daniel</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="4453">Melzar</s>, <sn="834">whom</s> the <sn="8269">prince</s> of the <sn="5631">eunuchs</s> had <sn="4487">set</s><sn="5921">over</s><sn="1840">Daniel</s>, <sn="2608">Hananiah</s>, <sn="4332">Mishael</s>, and <sn="5838">Azariah</s>, </v>
<vn='12'><sn="5254">Prove</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="5650">servants</s>, I beseech <sn="4994">thee</s>, <sn="6235">ten</s><sn="3117">days</s>; and let them <sn="5414">give</s> us <sn="2235">pulse</s> to <sn="398">eat</s>, and <sn="4325">water</s> to <sn="8354">drink</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>Then let our <sn="4758">countenances</s> be looked <sn="7200">upon</s><sn="6440">before</s> thee, and the <sn="4758">countenance</s> of the <sn="3206">children</s> that <sn="398">eat</s><sn="*853"></s> of the portion of the king's <sn="6598 4428">meat</s>: and <sn="834">as</s> thou <sn="7200">seest</s>, <sn="6213">deal</s><sn="5973">with</s> thy <sn="5650">servants</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>So he <sn="8085">consented</s> to them in <sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">matter</s>, and <sn="5254">proved</s> them <sn="6235">ten</s><sn="3117">days</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And at the <sn="4480 7117">end</s> of <sn="6235">ten</s><sn="3117">days</s> their <sn="4758">countenances</s><sn="7200">appeared</s><sn="2896">fairer</s> and <sn="1277">fatter</s> in <sn="1320">flesh</s><sn="4480">than</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3206">children</s> which did <sn="398">eat</s><sn="*853"></s> the portion of the king's <sn="6598 4428">meat</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>Thus <sn="4453">Melzar</s> took <sn="5375">away</s><sn="*853"></s> the portion of their <sn="6598">meat</s>, and the <sn="3196">wine</s> that they should <sn="4960">drink</s>; and <sn="5414">gave</s> them <sn="2235">pulse</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>As for <sn="428">these</s><sn="702">four</s><sn="3206">children</s>, <sn="430">God</s><sn="5414">gave</s> them <sn="4093">knowledge</s> and <sn="7919">skill</s> in <sn="3605">all</s><sn="5612">learning</s> and <sn="2451">wisdom</s>: and <sn="1840">Daniel</s> had <sn="995">understanding</s> in <sn="3605">all</s><sn="2377">visions</s> and <sn="2472">dreams</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>Now at the <sn="4480 7117">end</s> of the <sn="3117">days</s><sn="834">that</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> had <sn="559">said</s> he should bring them <sn="935">in</s>, then the <sn="8269">prince</s> of the <sn="5631">eunuchs</s> brought them <sn="935">in</s><sn="6440">before</s><sn="5019">Nebuchadnezzar</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>And the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="1696">communed</s><sn="854">with</s> them; and among them <sn="4480 3605">all</s> was <sn="4672">found</s><sn="3808">none</s> like <sn="1840">Daniel</s>, <sn="2608">Hananiah</s>, <sn="4332">Mishael</s>, and <sn="5838">Azariah</s>: therefore <sn="5975">stood</s> they <sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="4428">king</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And in <sn="3605">all</s><sn="1697">matters</s> of <sn="2451">wisdom</s> and <sn="998">understanding</s>, <sn="834">that</s> the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="1245">inquired</s><sn="4480">of</s> them, he <sn="4672">found</s> them <sn="6235">ten</s><sn="3027">times</s> better <sn="5921">than</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="2748">magicians</s> and <sn="825">astrologers</s><sn="834">that</s> were in <sn="3605">all</s> his <sn="4438">realm</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>And <sn="1840">Daniel</s><sn="1961">continued</s> even <sn="5704">unto</s> the <sn="259">first</s><sn="8141">year</s> of <sn="4428">king</s><sn="3566">Cyrus</s>. </v>