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17 And as for these four young men,[a] God[b] gave to them knowledge and insight into all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had insight into all visions[c] and dreams. 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[d] Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king spoke with them, and among all of them no one was found like[e] Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; then they stood before[f] the king.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 1:17 Literally “And these young men, four of them”
  2. Daniel 1:17 Hebrew “the God”
  3. Daniel 1:17 Hebrew “vision”
  4. Daniel 1:18 Literally “to the face of”
  5. Daniel 1:19 Literally “and he was not found from all of them like”
  6. Daniel 1:19 Literally “to the face of”

17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding(A) of all kinds of literature and learning.(B) And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.(C)

18 At the end of the time(D) 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.(E)

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