Bible Strands
Daniel 1:6
Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator identifies four specific exiles from Judah among the broader group of young men selected by the Babylonian king for royal training.
The words — מִ/בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (mi-be.Nei ye.hu.Dah) = from the people of Judah, marking their ethnic and covenant origin within the captor’s court.
The thread — Ezekiel 14:14 and 14:20 later pair Daniel with Noah and Job to illustrate unshakeable personal righteousness, while Daniel 2:17 shows the same four continuing as a close-knit group during the dream interpretation.
Why it lands — It names the specific Judahite exiles who would retain their covenant identity while undergoing foreign re-education, demanding recognition that their later faithfulness begins with their named origin.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 14:14 then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 14:20 then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.
- Daniel 2:17 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Matthew 24:15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
- Ezekiel 28:3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!
- Mark 13:14 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.