Daniel 1:2-4

Tree of Life Version

² God gave King Jehoiakim of Judah into his hand, along with some of the vessels of the House of God. He brought them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god and put the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

³ Then the king told Ashpenaz the chief of his officials^[a] to bring in some of the sons of Israel from royal descent and nobility— ⁴ youths without any defect, handsome, proficient in all wisdom, knowledgeable, intelligent and capable of serving in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.