Daniel 1 · Verse 19

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.
Daniel 1:19, King James Version

Daniel 1:19 in other translations

BSBAnd the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
WEBThe king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king.
ASVAnd the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
YLTAnd the king speaketh with them, and there hath none been found among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and they stand before the king;
DARBYAnd the king spoke with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: and they stood before the king.
BBEAnd the king had talk with them; and among them all there was no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were given places before the king.
WebsterAnd the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore they stood before the king.

What does Daniel 1:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. stood ... before the king--that is, were advanced to a position of favor near the throne.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 And among them all - All the young noble captives from different nations. Therefore stood they before the king - It appears that only four were wanting.

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 1:19 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.

וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696
אִתָּם֮'i.Tamwith themH854
הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhthe kingH4428
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
נִמְצָא֙nim.Tza'he was foundH4672
מִכֻּלָּ֔םmi.ku.Lamany of all of themH3605
כְּדָנִיֵּ֣אלke.da.ni.Yellike DanielH1840
חֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahHananiahH2608
מִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElMishaelH4332
וַעֲזַרְיָ֑הva.'a.zar.Yahand AzariahH5838
וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.Duand they stoodH5975
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

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

Cross references for Daniel 1:19

  • 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.

  • Genesis 41:46

    And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Proverbs 22:29

    Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

  • 1 Kings 17:1

    And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

  • Jeremiah 15:19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3401. B.C. 603. therefore.
5; Ge 41:46; 1Ki 17:1; Pr 22:29; Jer 15:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Daniel 1:20

    And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

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Daniel 1:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el rey habló con ellos, y no fué hallado entre todos ellos otro como Daniel, Ananías, Misael, y Azarías: y así estuvieron delante del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le roi parla avec eux, et entre eux tous il n’en fut trouvé aucun comme Daniel, Hanania, Mishaël et Azaria; et ils se tinrent devant le roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König redete mit ihnen; und unter ihnen allen wurde keiner gefunden wie Daniel, Hananja, Misael und Asarja; und sie standen vor dem König.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque eis locutus fuisset rex, non sunt inventi tales de universis, ut Daniel, Ananias, Misaël, et Azarias: et steterunt in conspectu regis.