1:1 Jehoiakim's captivity;
1:3 Ashpenaz takes Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; v.8, They refusing the king's portion do prosper with pulse and water; v.17, Their proficiency in wisdom. Verse 12 Kings 24:1, 24:2, 24:13; 2 Chronicles 36:5-7Reciprocal2 Kings 24:10 - At that time; 2 Chronicles 36:6 - came up; 36:10 - goodly vessels; Ezra 5:12 - into the hand; Jeremiah 25:1 - in the; 35:1 - in the; 35:11 - when; 52:28 - in the; Ezekiel 14:20 - Daniel; Daniel 2:1 - in Verse 2 Cirthe LordDaniel 2:37, 2:38, 5:18; Deuteronomy 28:49-52, 32:30; Judges 2:14, 3:8, 4:2; Psalm 106:41, 106:42; Isaiah 42:24 with partDaniel 5:2; 2 Chronicles 36:7; Jeremiah 27:19, 27:20 ShinarGenesis 10:10, 11:2; Isaiah 11:11; Zechariah 5:11 and heDaniel 5:2, 5:3; Judges 16:23, 16:24; 1 Samuel 5:2, 31:9, 31:10; Ezra 1:7; Jeremiah 51:44; Habakkuk 1:16ReciprocalGenesis 14:1 - Shinar; Exodus 20:5 - for I; 2 Kings 24:10 - At that time; 1 Chronicles 9:1 - carried; 2 Chronicles 36:6 - came up; 36:10 - goodly vessels; Ezra 5:12 - into the hand; 6:5 - the golden; Isaiah 39:6 - that all; 39:7 - they shall be; Jeremiah 20:5 - I will deliver; 27:16 - Behold; 28:3 - that; 35:11 - when; 50:2 - her idols; 52:17 - pillars; Daniel 11:8 - their precious vessels; Matthew 1:11 - about Verse 3 Foretold,2 Kings 20:17, 20:18; Isaiah 39:7; Jeremiah 41:1Reciprocal1 Samuel 8:15 - officers; 2 Chronicles 18:8 - officers; Esther 1:10 - chamberlains; Isaiah 56:3 - neither; Jeremiah 29:2 - eunuchs; Daniel 1:7 - the prince; 11:8 - their precious vessels Verse 4ChildrenThe word yeladim rendered children, is frequently used for lads, or young men - see Genesis 21:8, 21:14-16 νεανισκους, as the LXX render; and Daniel must have been at this time at least seventeen or eighteen years of age.in whomLeviticus 21:18-21, 24:19, 24:20; Judges 8:18; 2 Samuel 14:25; Acts 7:20; Ephesians 5:27 and skillfulRather, as Houbigant renders, "apt to understand wisdom, to acquire knowledge, and to attain science;" for it was not a knowledge of the sciences, but merely a capacity to learn them, that was required. Daniel 2:20, 2:21, 5:11; Ecclesiastes 7:19; Acts 7:22 abilityDaniel 1:17-20; Proverbs 22:29

Verse 5a dailyAtheneus says the kings of Persia were accustomed to order for their courtiers the food left at their tables. 1 Kings 4:22, 4:23; 2 Kings 25:30; Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3 which he drankHeb. of his drinkstandDaniel 1:19; Genesis 41:46; 1 Samuel 16:22; 1 Kings 10:8; 2 Chronicles 9:7; Jeremiah 15:19; Luke 1:19; 21:36ReciprocalPsalm 141:4 - and let me Verse 6DanielDaniel 2:17; Ezekiel 14:14, 14:20, 28:3; Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14ReciprocalEsther 2:7 - Hadassah; Daniel 2:25 - captives of Judah; 6:13 - That Daniel Verse 7the princeDaniel 1:3, 1:10, 1:11 gave names4:8, 5:12; Genesis 41:45; 2 Kings 23:34, 24:17 HananiahDaniel 2:49, 3:12-30Reciprocal1 Samuel 8:15 - officers; 2 Chronicles 18:8 - officers; Esther 2:7 - Hadassah; Daniel 2:17 - Hananiah; 2:26 - Daniel; 4:19 - Daniel; 10:1 - whose Verse 8purposedRuth 1:17, 1:18; 1 Kings 5:5; Psalm 119:106, 119:115; Acts 11:23; 1 Corinthians 7:37; 2 Corinthians 9:7 defileHeathen nations not only ate unclean beasts, which were forbidden by Jewish law, but even the clean animals that were eaten were first offered as victims to their gods, and part of the wine was poured out as a libation on their altars. Hence Atheneus calls the beasts served up at the tables of the Persian kings, ιερια, victims. Daniel was therefore resolved not to defile himself with their viands; yet he did not rudely refuse what was intended as a kindness, but mildly and modestly requested the proper officers to indulge him in this respect. Leviticus 11:45-47; Deuteronomy 32:38; Psalm 106:28, 141:4; Ezekiel 4:13, 4:14; Hosea 9:3, 9:4; Acts 10:14-16; Romans 14:15-17; 1 Corinthians 8:7-10, 10:18-21, 10:28-31ReciprocalLeviticus 11:2 - General; 2 Chronicles 18:8 - officers; Proverbs 23:3 - General; 23:6 - desire; Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember; 2 Timothy 3:10 - purpose Verse 9Genesis 32:28, 39:21; 1 Kings 8:50; Ezra 7:27, 7:28; Nehemiah 1:11, 2:4; Psalm 4:3, 106:46; Proverbs 16:7; Acts 7:10ReciprocalGenesis 30:27 - favour; Exodus 12:36 - the Lord; Nehemiah 2:8 - the king; Esther 2:9 - she obtained; Proverbs 3:4 - shalt; Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember Verse 10I fearProverbs 29:25; John 12:42, 12:43 worse likingHeb. sadder, Matthew 6:16-18 sortor, term, or continuanceReciprocal1 Kings 8:50 - and give them; Daniel 1:7 - the prince Verse 11Melzaror, the steward, Daniel 1:16Reciprocal1:7 - the prince; 2:17 - Hananiah Verse 12pulse to eatHeb. of pulse that we may eat, etc. Pulse, zeroim denotes all leguminous plants, which are not reaped but pulled or plucked; which, however wholesome, was not naturally calculated to render them fatter in flesh than the others. Daniel 1:16; Genesis 1:29, 1:30; Deuteronomy 8:3; Romans 14:2ReciprocalDaniel 12:11 - a thousand Verse 15theirExodus 23:25; Deuteronomy 28:1-14; 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 37:16; Proverbs 10:22; Haggai 1:6, 1:9; Malachi 2:2; Matthew 4:4; Mark 6:41, 6:42Reciprocal1 Kings 19:8 - in the strength; Lamentations 4:7 - purer Verse 16Daniel 1:11Reciprocal1:12 - pulse to eat; Romans 14:2 - eateth Verse 17GodDaniel 2:21, 2:23; 1 Kings 3:12, 3:28, 4:29-31; 2 Chronicles 1:10, 1:12; Job 32:8; Psalm 119:98-100; Proverbs 2:6; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Isaiah 28:26; Luke 21:15; Acts 6:10, 7:10; Colossians 1:9; James 1:5, 1:17 knowledgeActs 7:22 Daniel had understandingor, he made Daniel understand, Daniel 4:9, 4:10, 5:11, 5:12, 5:14, 10:1; Genesis 41:8-15; Numbers 12:6; 2 Chronicles 26:5; Ezekiel 28:3; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11Reciprocal1 Kings 10:24 - which God; 2 Chronicles 9:23 - God; Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember; Daniel 1:4 - ability; 2:49 - he set; Zechariah 2:4 - young; 2 Timothy 2:7 - and; James 3:17 - the wisdom Verse 18Reciprocal1 Samuel 8:15 - officers; 1 Kings 22:9 - officer; Esther 1:10 - chamberlains; Daniel 2:16 - and desired Verse 19 amthereforeDaniel 1:5; Genesis 41:46; 1 Kings 17:1; Proverbs 22:29; Jeremiah 15:19ReciprocalEsther 1:10 - chamberlains; Proverbs 16:20 - handleth; Daniel 2:13 - and they; 2:16 - and desired Verse 20in all1 Kings 4:29-34, 10:1-3, 10:23, 10:24; Psalm 119:99 wisdom and understandingHeb. wisdom of understandingtenGenesis 31:7; Numbers 14:22; Nehemiah 4:12; Job 19:3 the magiciansDaniel 2:2-11, 2:21-23, 4:7, 4:8-18, 5:7, 5:8, 5:17; Genesis 41:8; Exodus 7:11, 7:12, 7:22, 8:7, 8:19; Isaiah 19:3, 47:12-14; 2 Timothy 3:8, 3:9ReciprocalDeuteronomy 4:6 - Surely; 1 Samuel 18:30 - behaved himself; 1 Kings 4:30 - the children; Ezra 8:18 - a man of understanding; Isaiah 44:25 - maketh; Ezekiel 28:3 - thou art; Daniel 2:13 - and they; 4:9 - master Verse 21Daniel 6:28, 10:1 "He lived to see that glorious time of the return of his people from the Babylonia captivity, though he did not die then. So till is used Psalm 110:1, 112:8.ReciprocalDaniel 5:13 - Art thou; 9:1 - Darius