Daniel 1:19

The Passion Translation

The king interviewed them all, and among all the young men, he found none to equal Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So, the king chose them to serve as his advisers.

Cross References

Daniel 1:5

The king provided them a daily allowance of the best food and wine from the king’s table. For three years they were to receive a thorough education, after which they would enter the king’s service.

Proverbs 22:29

If you are uniquely gifted in your work, you will rise and be promoted. You won’t be held back— you’ll stand before kings!

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Leaving Pharaoh’s presence, Joseph traveled throughout the entire land of Egypt.

Jeremiah 15:19

Here is what Yahweh said to me: “If you give up your hopeless tone of despair and return to me, I will restore you as my spokesman, and you will stand before me and enjoy my favor. If you separate the precious from the worthless, you will be my mouthpiece. They will turn to you, but you are not to turn to them.

Daniel 1:6

Among these men of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

Daniel 1:7

But the chief official of the palace gave them Babylonian names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.

Daniel 1:18

At the end of the period that the king had assigned for their training, the chief of the palace servants brought them to Nebuchadnezzar’s court.

Daniel 2:13

When the king’s decree was issued to have all the wise men killed, a search was also made for Daniel and his companions to have them put to death.

Daniel 3:29

So I hereby make this decree: Any person from any nation or language who says anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be torn limb from limb, and his house will be destroyed, because there is no other god who is able to rescue so miraculously!”

Daniel 1:4

who would be suitable for service in the king’s palace. They were to be handsome young men without defect, well-versed in every branch of wisdom. They were to be intelligent, discerning, and qualified for royal service. Ashpenaz was instructed to teach them the culture, the literature, and the language of the Babylonians.