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The Book of Daniel, Chapter One.

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In the third year of the reign of
Jehoiakim, king of Judah, came

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Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,
unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

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And the Lord gave Jehoiakim, king of
Judah, into his hand, with part of the

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vessels of the house of God, which he
carried into the land of Shinar,

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to the house of his God.

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And he brought the vessels into the
treasure house of his God.

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And the king spake unto Ashpenaz,
the master of his eunuchs, that he should

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bring certain of the children of Israel,
and of the king's seed, and of the

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princes, children in whom was no blemish,
but well favored, and skillful in all

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wisdom, and cunning in knowledge,
and understanding science, and such as had

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ability in them to stand in the king's
palace, and whom they might teach the

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learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

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And the king appointed them a daily
provision of the king's meat, and of the

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wine which he drank, so nourishing them
three years, that at the end thereof they

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might stand before the king.

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Now among these were the children of
Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael,

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and Azariah, unto whom the prince of the
eunuchs gave names.

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For he gave unto Daniel the name of
Belteshazzar, and to Hananiah of Shadrach,

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and to Mishael of Meshach, and to Azariah
of Abednego.

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But Daniel purposed in his heart that he
would not defile himself with the portion

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of the king's meat, nor with the wine
which he drank.

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Therefore he requested of the prince of
the eunuchs that he might not defile

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himself.

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Now God had brought Daniel into favor and
tender love with the prince of the

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eunuchs.

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And the prince of the eunuchs said unto
Daniel, I fear my lord the king,

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who hath appointed your meat and your
drink.

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For why should he see your faces worse
liking than the children which are of your

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sort?

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Then shall ye make me endanger my head to
the king.

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Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the
prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel,

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Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Prove thy servants I beseech thee ten

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days, and let them give us pulse to eat,
and water to drink.

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Then let our countenances be looked upon
before thee, and the countenance of the

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children that eat of the portion of the
king's meat.

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And as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

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So he consented to them in this matter,
and proved them ten days.

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And at the end of ten days their
countenances appeared fairer and fatter in

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flesh than all the children which did eat
the portion of the king's meat.

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Thus Melzar took away the portion of their
meat and the wine that they should drink,

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and gave them pulse.

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As for these four children, God gave them
knowledge and skill in all learning and

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wisdom.

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And Daniel had understanding in all
visions and dreams.

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Now at the end of the days that the king
had said he should bring them in,

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then the prince of the eunuchs brought
them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

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And the king communed with them,
and among them all was found none like

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Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

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Therefore stood they before the king.

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And in all matters of wisdom and
understanding that the king inquired of

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them, he found them ten times better than
all the magicians and astrologers that

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were in all his realm.

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And Daniel continued even unto the first
year of King Cyrus.