Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Judah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
- KJV Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
- BSB Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
- NKJV Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
- NASB Now among them from the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
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Quick answer
Four young men of Judah are named: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. These are the faithful protagonists of the coming chapters.
Overview
The narrator singles out four from among the captives, each bearing a Hebrew name confessing the true God (e.g., Daniel, 'God is my judge'; Azariah, 'Yahweh has helped'). Their identity is tied to the Lord even as Babylon seeks to redefine them. They become a model of faithfulness in a foreign land.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ezek 14:14though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver only their own souls by their righteousness,” says the Lord Yahweh.
- Matt 24:15“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
- Ezek 14:20though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness.”
- Dan 2:17Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
- Ezek 28:3behold, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from you;
- Mark 13:14But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
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Daniel sees the stone cut without hands that shatters the kingdoms, and 'one like a son of man' given everlasting dominion — titles and visions Jesus claims as his own.
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