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19 And the king spoke with them, and among all of them no one was found like[a] Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; then they stood before[b] the king. 20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired from them, he found them ten times better than all of the magicians[c] and conjurers[d] that were in his entire kingdom.[e] 21 And Daniel was there until the first year of Cyrus the king.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 1:19 Literally “and he was not found from all of them like”
  2. Daniel 1:19 Literally “to the face of”
  3. Daniel 1:20 Or “soothsayer-priests”
  4. Daniel 1:20 Or “enchanters”
  5. Daniel 1:20 Literally “in the whole of his kingdom”

19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service.(A) 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians(B) and enchanters in his whole kingdom.(C)

21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.(D)

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