KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And 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.
WEB World English Bible
The king talked with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And 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;
Surrounding context — Daniel 1
16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
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.
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.
20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm.
21 And Daniel continued [even] unto the first year of king Cyrus.
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאִתָּם֮H854 · etwithהַמֶּלֶךְ֒H4428 · me.lekhkingוְלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotנִמְצָא֙H4672 · ma.tsato findמִכֻּלָּ֔םH3605 · kolallכְּדָנִיֵּ֣אלH1840 · da.niy.yelDanielחֲנַנְיָ֔הH2608 · cha.nan.yahHananiahמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לH4332 · mi.sha.elMishaelוַעֲזַרְיָ֑הH5838 · a.zar.yahAzariahוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּH5975 · a.madto stand: standלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking
Cross-references
Genesis 41:46And 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 22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].Daniel 1:5And 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.Jeremiah 15:19Therefore 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.1 Kings 17:1And 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.
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