Daniel 1:19 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 1:19

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He could do it, being a man of parts and learning himself, else he would not have come to be so great; and he would do it, for it is the wisdom of princes, in the choice of the persons they employ, to see with their own eyes, to exercise their own judgment, and not trust too much to the representation of others.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	vay.da.Ber	and he spoke	H1696 →
אִתָּם֮	'i.Tam	with them	H854 →
הַמֶּלֶךְ֒	ha.me.leKh	the king	H4428 →
וְלֹ֤א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
נִמְצָא֙	nim.Tza'	he was found	H4672 →
מִכֻּלָּ֔ם	mi.ku.Lam	any of all of them	H3605 →
כְּדָנִיֵּ֣אל	ke.da.ni.Yel	like Daniel	H1840 →
חֲנַנְיָ֔ה	cha.nan.Yah	Hananiah	H2608 →
מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל	mi.sha.'El	Mishael	H4332 →
וַעֲזַרְיָ֑ה	va.'a.zar.Yah	and Azariah	H5838 →
וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ	vai.ya.'am.Du	and they stood	H5975 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
leads to
- 1 Kings 11:28
  Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
- Matthew 25:21
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Proverbs 12:24
  The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
  Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Through
Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be…
leads to
- Zechariah 3:7
  “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I…
- Luke 21:15
  For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- Leviticus 10:10
  You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,
- Ezekiel 44:23
  They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.