Daniel 1:5-7

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⁵ The king ·gave the young men [^Lallotted/assigned to them] ·a certain amount of food and wine every day, just like the food he ate [^La daily ration of the royal food and wine he drank]. The young men were to be ·trained [educated] for three years, and then they would ·become servants of the king of Babylon [^Lstand before the king]. ⁶ Among those young men were Daniel [^C“God is my judge”], Hananiah [^C“The Lord is gracious to me”], Mishael [^C“Who is like God”], and Azariah [^C“The Lord is my helper”] from the ·people [^Lsons] of Judah.

⁷ Ashpenaz, the chief ·officer [or of the eunuchs], gave them names [^CBabylonian, that is Akkadian, names]. Daniel’s new name was Belteshazzar, Hananiah’s was Shadrach, Mishael’s was Meshach, and Azariah’s was Abednego [^Cthe new names praised Babylonian gods].