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In the third year of 1the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
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And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of 2the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to 3the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, 4and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.
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Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, 5his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal familya and of 6the nobility,
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youths without 7blemish, of good appearance and 8skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king's palace, and to 9teach them the literature and language of the 10Chaldeans.
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The king assigned them a daily portion of 11the food that the king ate, and of 12the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for 13three years, and at the end of that time they were to 14stand before the king.
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Among these were 15Daniel, 16Hananiah, 17Mishael, and 18Azariah of the tribe of Judah.
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And 19the chief of the eunuchs 20gave them names: 21Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.
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Daniel 1:1
No ano terceiro do reinado de Jeoiaquim, rei de Judá, veio Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, a Jerusalém, e a sitiou.