Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Daniel 1:9
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Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
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Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
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Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.
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Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.
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Daniel 1
7 The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
9 Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
10 but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”
11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
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