Daniel 1:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ And the sovereign said to Ashpenaz, the chief of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And the [Babylonian] king told Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring in some of the children of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility–[II Kings 20:17, 18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles;

Common English Bible

³ Nebuchadnezzar instructed his highest official Ashpenaz to choose royal descendants and members of the ruling class from the Israelites—

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And the king told Ashpenaz, the chief of the eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the sons of Israel, and some of the offspring of the king and of the sovereigns:

Daniel 1:3 Cross References

2 Kings 24:15

And he exiled Yehoyaḵ

Isaiah 39:6

‘See, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up until this day, shall be taken away to Baḇ

Isaiah 39:7

‘And they shall take some of your sons who are born to you, whom you bring forth. And they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the sovereign of Baḇ

Jeremiah 41:1

And in the seventh month it came to be that Yishmaʽ

Deuteronomy 28:41

“You bring forth sons and daughters, but they are not with you, for they go into captivity.