Daniel 1:7 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 1:7

The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

BSB

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ASV

And the prince of the eunuchs gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.

KJV

Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed–nego.

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Commentary

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Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER ONE (420)

Verse 7. "And the overseer of the eunuchs imposed names upon them, calling Daniel Belteshazzar (Balthasar), and Hananiah Shadrach, and Mishael Meshach, and Azariah Abednego." It was not only the overseer or master of the eunuchs (as others have rendered it, the "chief-eunuch") who changed the names of saints, but also Pharaoh called Joseph in Egypt Somtonphanec (Genesis 41:45), for neither of them wished them to have Jewish names in the land of captivity. Wherefore the prophet says in the Psalm: "How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?" (Psalm 137:4).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Gave names - That is, other names, relating to the idol-gods. Belteshazzar - So Daniel had the name of Belteshazzar, from the great Babylonian idol Baal or Bell. This was by the king's command, and herein he put forth an act: of his sovereignty.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם	vai.Ya.sem	and he assigned	H7760 →
לָהֶ֛ם	la.Hem	to them
שַׂ֥ר	sar	[the] chief of	H8269 →
הַסָּרִיסִ֖ים	ha.sa.ri.Sim	the officials	H5631 →
שֵׁמ֑וֹת	she.Mot	names	H8034 →
וַיָּ֨שֶׂם	vai.Ya.sem	and he assigned	H7760 →
לְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אל	le.da.ni.Yel	to Daniel	H1840 →
בֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗ר	be.le.te.sha.Tzar	Belteshazzar	H1095 →
וְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙	ve.la.cha.nan.Yah	and to Hananiah	H2608 →
שַׁדְרַ֔ךְ	shad.Rakh	Shadrach	H7714 →
וּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣ל	u.le.mi.sha.'El	and to Mishael	H4332 →
מֵישַׁ֔ךְ	mei.Shakh	Meshach	H4335 →
וְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה	ve.la.'a.zar.Yah	and to Azariah	H5838 →
עֲבֵ֥ד	'a.Ved	Abed-	H5664 →
נְגֽוֹ׃	ne.Go	-nego	H5664 →

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
Daniel 5:12
did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon…
leads to
- Daniel 5:14
  I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 6:3
  Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
- Daniel 5:16
  But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in…
- Proverbs 12:26
  A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
Through
Daniel 1:3
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—
leads to
- Isaiah 39:7
  And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
- 2 Kings 20:17–18
  The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
Through
2 Kings 24:17
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
leads to
- Jeremiah 37:1
  Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.
Through
Daniel 2:49
And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
leads to
- Esther 2:19
  When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.