Daniel 1 · Verse 6

Daniel 1:6

Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Daniel 1:6, King James Version

Daniel 1:6 in other translations

BSBAmong these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
WEBNow among these of the children of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
ASVNow among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
YLTAnd there are among them out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
DARBYNow among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
BBEAnd among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
WebsterNow among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

What does Daniel 1:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. children of Judah--the most noble tribe, being that to which the "king's seed" belonged (compare Da 1:3).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Now among these - There were no doubt several noble youths from other provinces: but the four mentioned here were Jews, and are supposed to have all been of royal extraction.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 1:1-7

The captivity of Daniel and his companions. (Dn 1:1-7) Their refusal to eat the king's meat. (Dn 1:8-16) Their improvement in wisdom. (Dn 1:17-21) Verses 1-7 Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, took Jerusalem, and carried whom and what he pleased away. From this first captivity, most think the seventy years are to be dated. It is the interest of princes to employ wise men; and it is…

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Daniel 1:6 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.

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand he wasH1961
בָהֶ֖םva.Hemamong <the> them
מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neifrom [the] people ofH1121
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
דָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelDanielH1840
חֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahHananiahH2608
מִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElMishaelH4332
וַעֲזַרְיָֽה\׃va.'a.zar.Yahand AzariahH5838

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Cross references for Daniel 1:6

  • Ezekiel 14:14

    Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.

  • Matthew 24:15

    When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

  • Ezekiel 14:20

    Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

  • Daniel 2:17

    Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

  • Mark 13:14

    But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains:

  • Ezekiel 28:3

    Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Daniel.
2:17; Eze 14:14,20; 28:3; Mt 24:15; Mr 13:14

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Daniel 1:6

    Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

  • Daniel 1:7

    Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed–nego.

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Daniel 1:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y fueron entre ellos, de los hijos de Judá, Daniel, Ananías, Misael y Azarías:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et parmi eux il y avait, d’entre les fils de Juda, Daniel, Hanania, Mishaël, et Azaria;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es waren unter ihnen, von den Kindern Juda: Daniel, Hananja, Misael und Asarja.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fuerunt ergo inter eos de filiis Juda, Daniel, Ananias, Misaël, et Azarias.