26:048:035 It was round about eighteen thousand measures:
and the name of
the
city from that day shall be, The lord is there.
Book 27 Daniel
27:001:001 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim
king of Judah came
Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged
it.
27:001:002 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.
27:001:003 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;
27:001:004 Children 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.
27:001:005 And 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.
27:001:006 Now among these were of the children of
Judah, Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah:
27:001:007 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
Abednego.
27:001:008 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.
27:001:009 Now God had brought Daniel into favour
and tender love with
the
prince of the eunuchs.
27:001:010 And 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.
27:001:011 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince
of the eunuchs had
set
over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
27:001:012 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten
days; and let them
give
us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
27:001:013 Then 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.


