Daniel 1:19-20

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹And the king talked with them, and out of them all not one was found like ^(A)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they ^[a]^(B)entered the king’s personal service. ²⁰As for every matter of ^(C)expertise ^[b]and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ^(D)ten times ^(E)better than all the ^(F)soothsayer priests and conjurers who were in all his realm.

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Daniel 1:19 Lit stood before the king
Daniel 1:20 Lit of

Daniel 1:19-20

New International Version

¹⁹The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service.^(A) ²⁰In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians^(B) and enchanters in his whole kingdom.^(C)

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Daniel 1:19-20

English Standard Version

¹⁹And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore ^(A)they stood before the king. ²⁰And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all ^(B)the magicians and ^(C)enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

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Daniel 1:19-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹The king interviewed them and discovered that none of the others were as outstanding as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they were given positions in the royal court. ²⁰From then on, whenever the king asked for advice, he found their wisdom was ten times better than that of any of his other advisors and magicians.

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