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Daniel · read by Jerry Jennings
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Daniel 1
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In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.Read from KJV · Daniel
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And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.Read from KJV · Daniel
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young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.Read from KJV · Daniel
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The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king's service.Read from KJV · Daniel
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But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king's food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.Read from KJV · Daniel
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but he said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!"Read from KJV · Daniel
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Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see."Read from KJV · Daniel
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And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king's food.Read from KJV · Daniel
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So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.Read from KJV · Daniel
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To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.Read from KJV · Daniel