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Ashpenaz

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Named at Daniel 1:3: “The king spoke to Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, even of the royal offspring and of the nobles”, youths who had the ability to stand in the king’s palace, and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans (1:4). At 1:7 “The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.” At 1:8–10 Daniel requests of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself, God makes Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs, and the prince of the eunuchs says to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king”. 1:11 speaks of the steward “whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah”, and at 1:18 the prince of the eunuchs brings them in before Nebuchadnezzar. The Korean Revised Version gives the title 환관장 (the chief of the eunuchs) with his name at 1:3 and without it at 1:7–18, where WEB reads “the master of his eunuchs” at 1:3 and “the prince of the eunuchs” at 1:7–18.

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DAN 1:3–7, engwebp
³The king spoke to Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, even of the royal offspring and of the nobles:
⁴youths in whom was no defect, but well-favored, skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding science, and who had the ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
⁵The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years, that at its end they should stand before the king.
⁶Now among these of the children of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
⁷The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
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DAN 1:8–16, engwebp
⁸But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
⁹Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.
¹⁰The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? Then you would endanger my head with the king.”
¹¹Then Daniel said to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
¹²“Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.
¹³Then let our faces be examined before you, and the face of the youths who eat of the king’s delicacies; and as you see, deal with your servants.”
¹⁴So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
¹⁵At the end of ten days, their faces appeared fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate of the king’s delicacies.
¹⁶So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables.
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DAN 1:17–21, engwebp
¹⁷Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
¹⁸At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
¹⁹The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king.
²⁰In every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.
²¹Daniel continued even to the first year of King Cyrus.
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Took part in (3) — The king speaks to Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in youths of the children of Israel, and the prince of the eunuchs gives names to them, Daniel purposes not to defile himself with the king’s delicacies, and the steward tests them for ten days, God gives the four youths knowledge, and the king finds them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters

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Entry: Ashpenaz (person-ashpenaz)
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Current wording: Named at Daniel 1:3: “The king spoke to Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, even of the royal offspring and of the nobles”, youths who had the ability to stand in the king’s palace, and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans (1:4). At 1:7 “The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.” At 1:8–10 Daniel requests of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself, God makes Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs, and the prince of the eunuchs says to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king”. 1:11 speaks of the steward “whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah”, and at 1:18 the prince of the eunuchs brings them in before Nebuchadnezzar. The Korean Revised Version gives the title 환관장 (the chief of the eunuchs) with his name at 1:3 and without it at 1:7–18, where WEB reads “the master of his eunuchs” at 1:3 and “the prince of the eunuchs” at 1:7–18.
Cited evidence: DAN 1:3–7, engwebp / DAN 1:8–16, engwebp / DAN 1:17–21, engwebp
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