Daniel 1:18

Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
end	וּלְמִקְצָת֙ u.le.mik.Tzat	H7117	a termination (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + preposition + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
days	הַיָּמִ֔ים hai.ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	אָמַ֥ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
bring	לַהֲבִיאָ֑ם la.ha.vi.'Am	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
prince	שַׂ֣ר sar	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine singular construct
eunuchs	הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים ha.sa.ri.Sim	H5631	a eunuch · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
brought	וַיְבִיאֵם֙ vay.vi.'Em	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
before	לִפְנֵ֖י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	H5019	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Daniel 1:5 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 th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:17–end

Concerning Daniel and his fellows we have here, I. Their great attainments in learning, Dan 1:17. They were very sober and diligent, and studied hard; and we may suppose their tutors, finding them of an uncommon capacity, took a great deal of pains with them, but, after all, their achievements are ascribed to God only. It was he that gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; for every good and perfect gift is from above, from the Father of the lights. It is the Lord our God that gives men power to get this wealth; the mind is furnished only by him that formed it. The great learning which God gave these four children was, 1. A balance for their losses. They had, for the iniqui…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 1:18

brought them in--that is, not only Daniel and his three friends, but other youths (Dan 1:3, Dan 1:19, "among them all").

Adam Clarke on Daniel 1:18

Now at the end of the days - That is, at the end of three years, Dan 1:5.

John Gill on Daniel 1:18

Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in,.... That is, at the end of three years; which was the time appointed for their education, and when they were to be brought before the king for his examination and approbation: then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar; even all the young men that were taken from among the children of Israel and Judah, as well as the four children before and after mentioned, appears by what follows. This was done by Asphenaz, and not Melzar.

John Calvin on Daniel 1:18-20

Daniel 1:18-20 18. Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 18. Et a fine dierum, quibus edixerat Rex ut producerentur introduxit eos princeps [97] eunuchorum coram Nebuchadnezzar. 19. And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 19. Et loquutus est cum illis rex et non inventus est ex omnibus sicut Daniel, Hananiah, Misael, et Azariah, et steterunt coram rege. 20. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than al…

The Church Fathers

Verse 18. "Therefore when the days had been completed at the end of which the king had bidden them to be presented to him, the chief of the eunuchs presented them in the presence of Nebuchadnezzar." By the "completed days" understand the period of three years which the king had appointed, so that after they had been nourished and trained for three years, they should then stand in the presence of the king.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER ONE

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Dictionary and topics

Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…
Daniel, The Book Of — stands at the head of a series of writings in which the deepest thoughts of the Jewish people found expression after their close of the prophetic era. Daniel is composed partly in the vernacular…
Hananiah — Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 23). (3.) One of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the…
Abed-Nego · .A Jewish — .A Jewish
Civil Service · SCHOOL FOR — SCHOOL FOR
Government · Civil service school provi — Civil service school provi
Mishael · of Babylon — of Babylon
School · State — State

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 1:18

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 1:18

Adam Clarke on Daniel 1:18

John Gill on Daniel 1:18

John Calvin on Daniel 1:18-20

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 1:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 1:18

Adam Clarke on Daniel 1:18

John Gill on Daniel 1:18

John Calvin on Daniel 1:18-20

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 1:17–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 1:17

Rashi on Daniel 1:18