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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Footnotes

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

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