Daniel 1 · Verse 18

Daniel 1:18

Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel 1:18, King James Version

Daniel 1:18 in other translations

BSBNow at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
WEBAt the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
ASVAnd at the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
YLTAnd at the end of the days that the king had said to bring them in, bring them in doth the chief of the eunuchs before Nebuchadnezzar.
DARBYAnd at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
BBENow at the end of the time fixed by the king for them to go in, the captain of the unsexed servants took them in to Nebuchadnezzar.
WebsterNow at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

What does Daniel 1:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. brought them in--that is, not only Daniel and his three friends, but other youths (Da 1:3, 19, "among them all").

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Now at the end of the days - That is, at the end of three years, Dan 1:5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 1:17-21

Daniel and his fellows kept to their religion; and God rewarded them with eminence in learning. Pious young persons should endeavour to do better than their fellows in useful things; not for the praise of man, but for the honour of the gospel, and that they may be qualified for usefulness. And it is well for a country, and for the honour of a prince, when he is able to judge who are best fitted to serve him, and…

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Daniel 1:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּלְמִקְצָת֙u.le.mik.Tzatand <to> from [the] end ofH7117
הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe had saidH559
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לַהֲבִיאָ֑םla.ha.vi.'Amto bring themH935
וַיְבִיאֵם֙vay.vi.'Emand he brought themH935
שַׂ֣רsar[the] chief ofH8269
הַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.Simthe officialsH5631
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר\׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5019

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 1:18

  • Daniel 1:5

    And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

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Context

  • Daniel 1:17

    As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

  • Daniel 1:18

    Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

  • Daniel 1:19

    And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

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Daniel 1:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pasados pues los días al fin de los cuales había dicho el rey que los trajesen, el príncipe de los eunucos los trajo delante de Nabucodonosor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, à la fin des jours où le roi avait dit de les amener, le prince des eunuques les amena devant Nebucadnetsar;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und am Ende der Tage, nach welchen der König sie zu bringen befohlen hatte, brachte sie der Oberste der Kämmerer vor Nebukadnezar.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Completis itaque diebus, post quos dixerat rex ut introducerentur, introduxit eos præpositus eunuchorum in conspectu Nabuchodonosor.