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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:7

Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names - This change of names, Calmet properly remarks, was a mark of dominion and authority. It was customary for masters to impose new names upon their slaves; and rulers often, on their ascending the throne, assumed a name different from that which they had before. דניאל Daniel signifies "God is my Judge." This name they changed into בלטשאצר Belteshatstsar ; in Chaldee, "The treasure of Bel," or "The despository of the secrets (or... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:3

Verse 3 Here Daniel pursues his narrative, and shows the manner in which he was led away together with his companions. The king had demanded young men to be brought, not from the ordinary multitude, but from the principal nobility, who stood before him, that is, ministered to him. Hence, we ascertain why Daniel and his companions were chosen, because they were noble young men and of the royal seed, or at least of parents who surpassed others in rank. The king did this purposely to show himself... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:4

Verse 4 In yesterday’s Lecture we saw how the prefect or master of the eunuchs was commanded to bring up some noble youths, the offspring of the king and the elders; and Daniel now describes their qualities, according to Nebuchadnezzar’s order. They were youths, not so young as seven or eight years, but growing up, in whom there was no spot; that is, in whom there was no defect or unsoundness of body. They were also of beautiful aspect, meaning of ingenuous and open countenance, he adds also,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:5

Verse 5 In this verse, Daniel shews that the king had ordered some youths to be brought to him from Judea, and to be so nourished as to be intoxicated with delicacies, and thus rendered forgetful of their own nation. For we know that wherever there is any cunning in the world, it reigns especially in kings palaces! So Nebuchadnezzar, when he perceived he was dealing with an obstinate people, (and we know the Jews to have been of a hard and unsubdued spirit,) wished to acquire servants... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:6

Verse 6 The Prophet now comes to what properly belongs to his purpose. He did not propose to write a full narrative, but he touched shortly on what was necessary, to inform us how God prepared him for the subsequent discharge of the prophetic office. After he had stated their selection from the royal and noble seed, as excelling in talent, dexterity, and eloquence, as well as in rigor of body, he now adds, that he would his companions were among them. He leaves out the rest, because he had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:1-4

Administration serving and served. "And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs," etc. The introduction should perhaps clear up the chronology of Daniel 1:1 ; give succinctly the history of the deportation to Babylon; and describe the temple of Bel, in which the treasures were deposited (see Rawlinson's 'Anc. Mon.,' 3:343). After this, two topics demand attention. I. THE AIM OF GOVERNMENT . Nebuchadnezzar had an eye for intellectual wealth as well as material.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:1-7

EXPOSITION OCCASION OF DANIEL BEING IN BABYLON . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:3-4

And the king spoke unto Ash-penaz 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; 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. The version of the LXX . here becomes important: "And the king... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:3-21

Training for imperial office and work. The name and the nature of a king are not always yoked together. Jehoiakim had been professedly a king, but was, in truth, a slave. Daniel and his companions, though led into exile as captives, had within them kingly qualities, which could not be degraded by strangers. As living water from the flinty rock will rise through every kind of strata, and find its way to the surface, so, through all adversities, innate nobleness will assert its imperial... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 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 the end thereof they might stand before the king. The only thing to be noticed in the LXX . Version of this verse is the fact that מָנָה is taken to mean "give a portion"—a meaning which seems to be implied in מָנוֹת ( Nehemiah 8:10 ), hence the translation δίδοσθαι … ἐκθέσιν . Further, the translator must have had חַםּ מֵ אֵת... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:3-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:3-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:5

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