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These he brought to the land of Shinar,<span data-fn='#fen' class='footnote' data-link='[<a href="#fen-NRSVCE-25839a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote a">a</a>]</span> and placed the vessels in the treasury of his gods.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">3</span>Then the king commanded his palace master Ashpenaz to bring some of the Israelites of the royal family and of the nobility, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">4</span>young men without physical defect and handsome, versed in every branch of wisdom, endowed with knowledge and insight, and competent to serve in the king’s palace; they were to be taught the literature and language of the Chaldeans. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">5</span>The king assigned them a daily portion of the royal rations of food and wine. They were to be educated for three years, so that at the end of that time they could be stationed in the king’s court. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">6</span>Among them were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, from the tribe of Judah. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">7</span>The palace master gave them other names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">8</span>But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the royal rations of food and wine; so he asked the palace master to allow him not to defile himself. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">9</span>Now God allowed Daniel to receive favor and compassion from the palace master. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">10</span>The palace master said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king; he has appointed your food and your drink. If he should see you in poorer condition than the other young men of your own age, you would endanger my head with the king.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">11</span>Then Daniel asked the guard whom the palace master had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">12</span>“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">13</span>You can then compare our appearance with the appearance of the young men who eat the royal rations, and deal with your servants according to what you observe.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">14</span>So he agreed to this proposal and tested them for ten days. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">15</span>At the end of ten days it was observed that they appeared better and fatter than all the young men who had been eating the royal rations. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">16</span>So the guard continued to withdraw their royal rations and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">17</span>To these four young men God gave knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom; Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">18</span>At the end of the time that the king had set for them to be brought in, the palace master brought them into the presence of Nebuchadnezzar, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">19</span>and the king spoke with them. And among them all, no one was found to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they were stationed in the king’s court. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">20</span>In every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">21</span>And Daniel continued there until the first year of King Cyrus.</span></p> <A name="fen"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes</h4><ol><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Daniel 1:2">Daniel 1:2</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Gk Theodotion: Heb adds <i>to the house of his own gods</i></span></li></ol></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 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