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Daniel 1:6

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abed-Nego;   Government;   Mishael;   School;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Daniel;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Social Duties;   Stories for Children;   Temperance;   Temperance-Intemperance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;   Children, Good;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abednego;   Ashpenaz;   Names;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Daniel;   Jeremiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Shadrach;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Eunuch;   Hananiah;   Mishael;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Daniel, Book of;   Mishael;   Naming;   Shadrach;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Azariah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Azariah ;   Eunuch;   Hananiah ;   Mishael ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abednego;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Azari'ah;   Hanani'ah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Name;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ananias (1);   Azarias;   Jehoiachin;   Jehoiakim;   Judah, Kingdom of;   Mishael;   Song of the Three Children;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Azariah;   Daniel;   Hananiah;   Vegetarianism;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Among them, from the Judahites, were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Hebrew Names Version
Now among these were, of the children of Yehudah, Daniyel, Hananyah, Misha'el, and `Azaryah.
King James Version
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
English Standard Version
Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah.
New American Standard Bible
Now among them from the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
New Century Version
Among those young men were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah from the people of Judah.
Amplified Bible
Among them from the sons of Judah were: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe among these were certeine of the children of Iudah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now among them from the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
Berean Standard Bible
Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Contemporary English Version
Four of the young Jews chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, all from the tribe of Judah.
Complete Jewish Bible
Among these, from the people of Y'hudah, were Dani'el, Hananyah, Misha'el and ‘Azaryah.
Darby Translation
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Among those young men were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah from the tribe of Judah.
George Lamsa Translation
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah;
Good News Translation
Among those chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, all of whom were from the tribe of Judah.
Lexham English Bible
Now there was among them from the Judeans, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
Literal Translation
And there were among them of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Amonge these now were certayne of the children off Iuda: namely Daniel, Ananias, Misael and Azarias.
American Standard Version
Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Bible in Basic English
And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
King James Version (1611)
Now among these were of the children of Iudah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Among these nowe were certayne of the children of Iuda: [namely] Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Now these were among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, and Ananias, and Azarias, and Misael.
English Revised Version
Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
World English Bible
Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Danyel, Ananye, Myzael, and Azarie, of the sones of Juda, weren among hem.
Update Bible Version
Now among these were, of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
New English Translation
As it turned out, among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
New King James Version
Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
New Life Bible
Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah from the sons of Judah.
New Revised Standard
Among them were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, from the tribe of Judah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now there were, among them, out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now there was among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias.
Revised Standard Version
Among these were Daniel, Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah of the tribe of Judah.
Young's Literal Translation
And there are among them out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
THE MESSAGE
Four young men from Judah—Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah—were among those selected. The head of the palace staff gave them Babylonian names: Daniel was named Belteshazzar, Hananiah was named Shadrach, Mishael was named Meshach, Azariah was named Abednego.

Contextual Overview

1 During the third year of King Jehoiakim's reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the land of Babylonia and placed them in the treasure-house of his god. 3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men of Judah's royal family and other noble families, who had been brought to Babylon as captives. 4 "Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men," he said. "Make sure they are well versed in every branch of learning, are gifted with knowledge and good judgment, and are suited to serve in the royal palace. Train these young men in the language and literature of Babylon." 5 The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service. 6 Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Judah. 7 The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: Daniel was called Belteshazzar. Hananiah was called Shadrach. Mishael was called Meshach. Azariah was called Abednego.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Daniel: Daniel 2:17, Ezekiel 14:14, Ezekiel 14:20, Ezekiel 28:3, Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14

Reciprocal: Esther 2:7 - Hadassah Daniel 2:25 - captives of Judah Daniel 6:13 - That Daniel

Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
Genesis 1:6
Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth."
Genesis 1:7
And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.
Genesis 1:8
God called the space "sky." And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
Genesis 1:11
Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is what happened.
Genesis 1:12
The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:13
And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.
Genesis 1:20
Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."
Genesis 1:22
Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now among these were of the children of Judea, e.] Among those youths that were selected from the rest, and brought up in the above manner, and for the above purposes, who were of the tribe of Judah, and very likely of the house of David, and of royal descent, were the four following persons:

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah who are particularly mentioned, because they were the most famous and renowned of them, and are concerned in the subsequent history and account of facts: their names are expressive and significant: Daniel signifies "God is my Judge"; Hananiah may be interpreted "God is gracious to me"; Mishael is by some thought to be the same as Michael, "he who is God", or "as God"; and by others, "asked of God", by his mother, as Samuel was by Hannah, so Saadiah interprets it; and Azariah may be explained, "God is my help", or "helps me".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Now among these were of the children of Judah - That is, these were a part of those who were selected. They are mentioned because they became so prominent in the transactions which are subsequently recorded in this book, and because they evinced such extraordinary virtue in the development of the principles in which they had been trained, and in the remarkable trials through which they were called to pass. It does not appear that they are mentioned here particularly on account of any distinction of birth or rank, for though they were among the noble and promising youth of the land, yet it is clear that others of the same rank and promise also were selected, Daniel 1:3. The phrase “the children of Judah” is only another term to denote that they were Hebrews. They belonged to the tribe, or the kingdom of Judah.

Daniel - This name (דניאל dânı̂yê'l) means properly “judge of God;” that is, one who acts as judge in the name of God. Why this name was given to him is not known. We cannot, however, fail to be struck with its appropriateness, as the events of his life showed. Nor is it known whether he belonged to the royal family, or to the nobles of the land, but as the selection was made from that class it is probable. Those who were at first carried into captivity were selected exclusively from the more elevated classes of society, and there is every reason to believe that Daniel belonged to a family of rank and consequence. The Jews say that he was of the royal family, and was descended from Hezekiah, and cite his history in confirmation of the prophecy addressed by Isaiah to that monarch, “Of thy sons which shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon,” Isaiah 39:7. Compare Introduction Section I.

Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah - Of the rank and early history of these young men nothing is known. They became celebrated for their refusal to worship the golden image set up by Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel 3:12, following.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Daniel 1:6. Now among these — There were no doubt several noble youths from other provinces: but the four mentioned here were Jews, and are supposed to have all been of royal extraction.


 
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