Daniel 1:3 Parallel Translations

The king told Ashpenaz, the chief-of-staff, to bring some of the Israelites, the royal family, and the nobility.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

ASV:

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles;

BBE:

And the king gave orders to Ashpenaz, the captain of his unsexed servants, to take in some of the children of Israel, certain of the king's family, and those of high birth;

DBY:

And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz the chief of his eunuchs, that he should bring of the children of Israel, both of the royal seed and of the nobles,

ERV:

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles;

JPS:

And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz his chief officer, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, and of the seed royal, and of the nobles,

WBS:

And the king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

WEB:

The king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles;

YLT:

And the king saith, to Ashpenaz master of his eunuchs, to bring in out of the sons of Israel, (even of the royal seed, and of the chiefs,)

Daniel 1:3 Cross References

XREF:

2 Kings 24:15 So he led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king's mother and the king's wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Isaiah 39:7 And some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will beget, will be taken away, and they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.'" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:3 And the king spake unto {c} Ashpenaz the master of his {d} eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the {e} king's seed, and of the princes;
(c) Who was as master of the guards.
(d) He calls them eunuchs whom the King nourished and brought up to be rulers of other countries afterwards.
(e) His purpose was to keep them as hostages, and so that he might show himself victorious, and also by their good entreaty and learning of his religion, they might favour him rather than the Jews, and so to be able to serve him as governors in their land. Moreover by this means the Jews might be better kept in subjection, fearing otherwise to bring hurt upon these noble men.

WES:

1:3 Of the eunuchs - These were chief among the king's servants; and they are called eunuchs, because many of them were such. And of the princes - Here was fulfilled what the prophet Isaiah had foretold, Isa 39:7.

MHC:

1:1-7 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 their wisdom to find out and train up such. Nebuchadnezzar ordered that these chosen youths should be taught. All their Hebrew names had something of God in them; but to make them forget the God of their fathers, the Guide of their youth, the heathen gave them names that savoured of idolatry. It is painful to reflect how often public education tends to corrupt the principles and morals.

CONC:

Ashpenaz Ash'penaz Birth Bring Captain Chief Chiefs Commanded Court Eunuch Eunuchs Family Including Israelites King's Master Nobility Nobles Officer Officials Ordered Orders Princes Royal Seed Servants Sons Spake Spoke Unsexed

Birth Captain Chief Chiefs Children Commanded Eunuch Eunuchs Family High Including Israel King's Master Nobles Officer Officials Ordered Orders Princes Royal Seed Servants Unsexed

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