And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of (A)the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to (B)the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, (C)and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, (D)his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family[a] and of (E)the nobility,

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  1. Daniel 1:3 Hebrew of the seed of the kingdom

And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried(A) off to the temple of his god in Babylonia[a] and put in the treasure house of his god.(B)

Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility(C)

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  1. Daniel 1:2 Hebrew Shinar

And (A)the chief of the eunuchs (B)gave them names: (C)Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.

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The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar;(A) to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.(B)

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