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David’s Family
These are David’s sons who were born in Hebron. David’s first son was Amnon. Amnon’s mother was Ahinoam from the town of Jezreel. David’s second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.
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From the descendants of Phinehas, there was Gershom. From the descendants of Ithamar, there was Daniel. From the descendants of David, there was Hattush
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Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
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Three great men like Noah, Daniel and Job might be in that country. But their goodness could save only themselves, says the Lord God.
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As surely as I live, says the Lord God, not even Noah, Daniel and Job could help. Even if they were in the land, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They could only save themselves. And that country would remain empty.
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As surely as I live, says the Lord God, not even Noah, Daniel and Job could help. Even if they were in the land, they could not save their son or daughter. They could save only themselves because they did what was right.
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You think you are wiser than Daniel. You think you can find out all secrets.
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Daniel Taken to Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and surrounded it with his army. This happened during the third year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah.
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Among those young men were some from the people of Judah. These were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
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Then Ashpenaz, the chief officer, gave them Babylonian names. Daniel’s new name was Belteshazzar. Hananiah’s was Shadrach. Mishael’s was Meshach. And Azariah’s new name was Abednego.
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Daniel decided not to eat the king’s food and wine because that would make him unclean. So he asked Ashpenaz for permission not to make himself unclean in this way.
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God made Ashpenaz want to be kind and merciful to Daniel.
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But Ashpenaz said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my master, the king. He ordered me to give you this food and drink. If you don’t eat this food, you will begin to look worse than other young men your age. The king will see this. And he will cut off my head because of you.”
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Ashpenaz had ordered a guard to watch Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
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Daniel said to the guard, “Please give us this test for ten days: Don’t give us anything but vegetables to eat and water to drink.
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So the guard took away the king’s special food and wine. He gave Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah vegetables instead.
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God gave these four men wisdom and the ability to learn. They learned many kinds of things people had written and studied. Daniel could also understand all kinds of visions and dreams.
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The king talked to them. He found that none of the young men were as good as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. So those four young men became the king’s servants.
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So Daniel continued to be the king’s servant until the first year Cyrus was king.
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So King Nebuchadnezzar’s order was announced. All the wise men were to be put to death. Men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to kill them.
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Arioch was the commander of the king’s guards. He was going to put to death the wise men of Babylon. But Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and skill.
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Daniel asked, “Why did the king order such a terrible punishment?” Then Arioch explained everything to Daniel.
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When Daniel heard the story, he went to King Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel asked him to give him some more time. Then he would tell the king what he had dreamed and what it meant.
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So Daniel went to his house. He explained the whole story to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
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Daniel asked his friends to pray to the God of heaven. Daniel asked them to pray that God would show them mercy and help them understand this secret. Then Daniel and his friends would not be put to death with the other wise men of Babylon.
