Daniel 1:9
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
Now God had brought Daniel into fauour and tender loue with the Prince of the Eunuches.
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- Genesis 39:21Rank 1 from verse 9
- Psalms 106:46Rank 2 from verse 9
- 1 Kings 8:50Rank 3 from verse 9
50And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
50And forgiue thy people that haue sinned against thee, and all their transgressions, wherein they haue transgressed against thee, and giue them compassion before them who caried them captiue, that they may haue compassion on them:
- Proverbs 16:7Rank 4 from verse 9
- Nehemiah 2:4Rank 5 from verse 9
10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
10And deliuered him out of all his afflictions, *and gaue him fauour and wisedome in the sight of Pharao king of Egypt: and he made him gouernour ouer Egypt and all his house.
- Ezra 7:27–28Rank 7 from verse 9
27¶ Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:
28And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellers, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
27¶ Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this, in the kings heart, to beautifie the house of the LORD which is in Ierusalem:
28And hath extended mercy vnto me, before the king and his counsellers, and before all the kings mighty princes, and I was strengthned as the hand of the LORD my God was vpon me, and I gathered together out of Israel, chiefe men to goe vp with me.
- Nehemiah 1:11Rank 8 from verse 9
11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
11O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine eare be attentiue to the prayer of thy seruant, and to the prayer of thy seruants, who desire to feare thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy seruant this day, and grant him mercie in the sight of this man. For I was the kings cup-bearer.
- Psalms 4:3Rank 9 from verse 9
- Genesis 32:28Rank 10 from verse 9
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Daniel 1:9
The one true God.
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Sense 1: Goodwill, approval, acceptance, kindness, mercy, support, or beneficial regard. Sense 2: Pleasing appearance or charm. Sense 3: To regard, support, prefer, or treat kindly.
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1. Delicate, young, or weak. 2. Sensitive. 3. Compassionate.
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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
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A chief, head, ruler, governor, commander, noble, or person of leading authority.
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1. Castrated men. 2. Royal or court officials so called.
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1:8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
1:8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart, that he would not defile himselfe with the portion of the kings meat, nor with the wine which he dranke: therefore hee requested of the Prince of the Eunuches, that hee might not defile himselfe.
1:9Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
1:9Now God had brought Daniel into fauour and tender loue with the Prince of the Eunuches.
Selected passage1:10And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
1:10And the Prince of the Eunuches said vnto Daniel, I feare my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat, and your drinke: for why should he see your faces †worse liking then the children which are of your ‖sort? then shall yee make mee indanger my head to the King.
1:11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
1:11Then said Daniel to ‖Melzar, whom the Prince of the Eunuches had set ouer Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
1:12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
1:12Proue thy seruants, I beseech thee, ten dayes, and let them giue †pulse †to eat, and water to drinke.
1:13Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
1:13Then let our countenances be looked vpon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the Kings meate: and as thou seest, deale with thy seruants.
1:14So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
1:14So hee consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
1:15And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
1:15And at the end often dayes, their countenances appeared fairer, and fatter in flesh, then all the children, which did eate the portion of the kings meat.
1:16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
1:16Thus Melzar tooke away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink: and gaue them pulse.