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18 Then at the end of the days which the king had spoken of for bringing them in, the commander of the officials brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king talked with them, and out of them all not one was found like (A)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they (B)stood in service before the king. 20 And as for every matter of (C)wisdom in understanding which the king sought from them, he found them (D)ten times (E)better than all the [a](F)magicians and conjurers who were in all his kingdom.

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  1. Daniel 1:20 Or soothsayer priests

18 And at the end of the time the king had set to bring them, the commander of the court officials brought them in before[a] Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king spoke with them, and among all of them no one was found like[b] Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; then they stood before[c] the king. 20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired from them, he found them ten times better than all of the magicians[d] and conjurers[e] that were in his entire kingdom.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 1:18 Literally “to the face of”
  2. Daniel 1:19 Literally “and he was not found from all of them like”
  3. Daniel 1:19 Literally “to the face of”
  4. Daniel 1:20 Or “soothsayer-priests”
  5. Daniel 1:20 Or “enchanters”
  6. Daniel 1:20 Literally “in the whole of his kingdom”