Daniel 1:2-4

New American Standard Bible

² And the ^(A)Lord handed Jehoiakim king of Judah over to him, along with some of the ^(B)vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of ^(C)Shinar, to the house of his ^[a]god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his ^[b](D)god.

³ Then the king told Ashpenaz, the chief of his ^[c]officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the ^[d]royal ^(E)family and of the nobles, ⁴ youths in whom there was ^(F)no impairment, who were good-looking, suitable for ^(G)instruction in every kind of expertise, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability to ^[e]serve in the king’s ^[f]court; and he ordered Ashpenaz to teach them the ^[g]literature and ^(H)language of the ^(I)Chaldeans.