Daniel 1:19

Contemporary English Version 1995

The king interviewed them and discovered that none of the others were as outstanding as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they were given positions in the royal court.

Cross References

Daniel 1:5

and give them the same food and wine that I am served. Train them for three years, and then they can become court officials.”

Proverbs 22:29

If you do your job well, you will work for a ruler and never be a slave.

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was 30 when the king made him governor, and he went everywhere for the king.

Jeremiah 15:19

Then the Lord told me: Stop talking like a fool! If you turn back to me and speak my message, I will let you be my prophet once again. I hope the people of Judah will accept what you say. But you can ignore their threats, *

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead. One day he went to King Ahab and said, “I'm a servant of the living Lord, the God of Israel. And I swear in his name that it won't rain until I say so. There won't even be any dew on the ground.”

Daniel 1:6

Four of the young Jews chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, all from the tribe of Judah.

Daniel 1:7

But the king's chief official gave them Babylonian names: Daniel became Belteshazzar, Hananiah became Shadrach, Mishael became Meshach, and Azariah became Abednego.

Daniel 1:18

At the end of the three-year period set by King Nebuchadnezzar, his chief palace official brought all the young men to him.

Daniel 3:29

And I won't allow people of any nation or race to say anything against their God. Anyone who does will be chopped up and their houses will be torn down, because no other god has such great power to save.

Daniel 1:4

The king said, “They must be healthy, handsome, smart, wise, educated, and fit to serve in the royal palace. Teach them how to speak and write our language