18 Then at the end of the days which the king had [a]specified [b]for presenting them, the commander of the officials [c]presented them 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 [d](B)entered the king’s personal service. 20 As for every matter of (C)expertise [e]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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  1. Daniel 1:18 Lit said
  2. Daniel 1:18 Lit to bring them in
  3. Daniel 1:18 Lit brought them in
  4. Daniel 1:19 Lit stood before the king
  5. Daniel 1:20 Lit of

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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  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”