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Daniel 1:1–3

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IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
¶ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;
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From verse 1

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:5–7Rank 1 from verse 1
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    5¶ Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.

    6Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

    7Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

  2. 2 Kings 24:1–2Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1IN his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

    2And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

  3. 2 Kings 24:13Rank 3 from verse 1
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    13And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said.

From verse 2

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:7Rank 1 from verse 2
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    7Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

  2. Jeremiah 27:19–20Rank 2 from verse 2
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    19¶ For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,

    20Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;

  3. Zechariah 5:11Rank 3 from verse 2
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    11And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

  4. Deuteronomy 32:30Rank 4 from verse 2
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    30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?

  5. Deuteronomy 28:49–52Rank 5 from verse 2
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    49The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

    50A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

    51And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

    52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

  6. Genesis 10:10Rank 6 from verse 2
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    10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

  7. Genesis 11:2Rank 7 from verse 2
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    2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

  8. Judges 2:14Rank 8 from verse 2
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    14¶ And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

  9. Judges 3:8Rank 9 from verse 2
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    8¶ Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.

  10. 1 Samuel 31:9–10Rank 10 from verse 2
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    9And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

    10And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

  11. 1 Samuel 5:2Rank 11 from verse 2
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    2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

  12. Daniel 5:18Rank 12 from verse 2
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    18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

  13. Daniel 5:2–3Rank 13 from verse 2
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    2Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

    3Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

  14. Ezra 1:7Rank 14 from verse 2
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    7¶ Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;

  15. Habakkuk 1:16Rank 15 from verse 2
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    16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

  16. Isaiah 11:11Rank 16 from verse 2
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    11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

  17. Jeremiah 51:44Rank 17 from verse 2
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    44And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

  18. Judges 16:23–24Rank 18 from verse 2
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    23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

    24And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.

  19. Judges 4:2Rank 19 from verse 2
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    2And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

  20. Psalms 106:41–42Rank 20 from verse 2
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    41And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.

    42Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

  21. Daniel 2:37–38Rank 21 from verse 2
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    37Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

    38And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

  22. Isaiah 42:24Rank 22 from verse 2
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    24Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.

From verse 3

  1. Isaiah 39:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

  2. 2 Kings 20:17–18Rank 2 from verse 3
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    17Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.

    18And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

  3. 2 Kings 24:15Rank 3 from verse 3
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    15And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  4. Jeremiah 41:1Rank 4 from verse 3
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    1NOW it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.

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Daniel 1:1

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

reign

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Sense 1: To exercise kingly rule, dominion, governing power, or controlling power. Sense 2: Royal rule or dominion, or the period during which a ruler governs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Babylon

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Sense 1: The proper name of the city, land, or kingdom of Babylon. Sense 2: The prophetic entity called Babylon.

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besieged

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Surrounded and shut in by hostile forces seeking to take or subdue a city, place, or people; under siege.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Daniel 1:2

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

part

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Sense 1: A portion or division of a whole. Sense 2: To divide, separate, depart, or share.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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vessels

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1. Containers, utensils, or implements made to hold, carry, or serve. 2. Ships or craft for travel upon water. 3. Figuratively, persons or bodies regarded as bearers or instruments.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house of God

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Sense 1: A dwelling or place of worship identified with God. Sense 2: The household or church of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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god

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1. A deity or object worshipped as a god. 2. A ruler, judge, or spiritual power bearing the title god.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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carried

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Past-tense or past-participial form of carry (to bear, convey, support, or take from one place to another).

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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treasure

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Sense 1: Valuable things or provisions stored; a specially valued possession. Sense 2: An inward store from which something is brought forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Daniel 1:3

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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master

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One possessing authority, ownership, command, supervision, or superior skill: an owner, employer, household head, teacher, leader, ship commander, or lord.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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certain

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1. A particular person, thing, place, time, amount, or number not named or not further specified; also some members or portion of a group. 2. Sure, settled, true, reliable, or known beyond doubt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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seed

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Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1:1IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

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1:2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

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1:3¶ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;

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1:4Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

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.

1:6Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

1:7Unto 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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