Daniel 1:19

Good News Translation

The king talked with them all, and Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah impressed him more than any of the others. So they became members of the king's court.

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”

Proverbs 22:29

Show me someone who does a good job, and I will show you someone who is better than most and worthy of the company of kings.

Jeremiah 15:19

To this the Lord replied, “If you return, I will take you back, and you will be my servant again. If instead of talking nonsense you proclaim a worthwhile message, you will be my prophet again. The people will come back to you, and you will not need to go to them.

Daniel 1:18

At the end of the three years set by the king, Ashpenaz took all the young men to Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 1:4

They had to be handsome, intelligent, well-trained, quick to learn, and free from physical defects, so that they would be qualified to serve in the royal court. Ashpenaz was to teach them to read and write the Babylonian language.

Daniel 1:5

The king also gave orders that every day they were to be given the same food and wine as the members of the royal court. After three years of this training they were to appear before the king.

Daniel 1:6

Among those chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, all of whom were from the tribe of Judah.

Daniel 1:7

The chief official gave them new names: Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

Daniel 2:13

So the order was issued for all of them to be killed, including Daniel and his friends.

Daniel 3:29

“And now I command that if anyone of any nation, race, or language speaks disrespectfully of the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, he is to be torn limb from limb, and his house is to be made a pile of ruins. There is no other god who can rescue like this.”