Mishael (Meshach)
미사엘 (메삭)
Named at Daniel 1:6: “Now among these of the children of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.” At 1:7 the prince of the eunuchs gave names to them, “to Mishael, Meshach” (the Korean Revised Version: 미사엘은 메삭이라 하고, Mishael he called Meshach). At 1:11–13 Daniel says to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, “Test your servants, I beg you, ten days”. 1:17 says, “Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom”; at 1:19–20, when the king talked with them, among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and the king found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm. At 2:17–18 Daniel makes the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; and 2:49 says, “Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon”, where the Korean Revised Version names the king (왕이). Daniel 3:12 gives, among the words certain Chaldeans said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, “There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up”; 3:16–18 says that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up”; 3:19–23, that Nebuchadnezzar commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind them and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace, that they were bound and cast into the middle of the furnace, and, “These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace”; 3:26–27, that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire, and that the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies; and 3:30, “Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.”
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DAN 2:17–23, engwebp
17Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
18that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
21He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.
22He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
23I thank you and praise you, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”
- DAN 2:46–49, engwebp
46Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.
47The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”
48Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
49Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, but Daniel was in the king’s gate.
- DAN 3:8–12, engwebp
8Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
9They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
10You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;
11and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
12There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”
- DAN 3:13–18, engwebp
13Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
14Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which I have set up?
15Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?”
16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
17If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
18But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
- DAN 3:19–23, engwebp
19Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
20He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
- DAN 3:24–27, engwebp
24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
25He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”
26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.
27The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies. The hair of their head wasn’t singed. Their pants weren’t changed. The smell of fire wasn’t even on them.
- DAN 3:28–30, engwebp
28Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
29Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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Took part in (9) — 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, Daniel makes the thing known to his companions, and when the secret is revealed to him, he blesses the God of heaven, King Nebuchadnezzar worships Daniel, and the king makes Daniel rule over the whole province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answer Nebuchadnezzar that they will not serve his gods or worship the golden image, Nebuchadnezzar commands the furnace heated seven times more, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fall down bound into it, Nebuchadnezzar the king says that he sees four men loose in the fire, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego come out of the fire, Nebuchadnezzar blesses the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and makes a decree, and the king promotes them in the province of Babylon
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Now among these of the children of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
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.
Then Daniel said to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king.
Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, but Daniel was in the king’s gate.
There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”
Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which I have set up?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.
Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Mishael (Meshach) (person-mishael-meshach) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/mishael-meshach Current wording: Named at Daniel 1:6: “Now among these of the children of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.” At 1:7 the prince of the eunuchs gave names to them, “to Mishael, Meshach” (the Korean Revised Version: 미사엘은 메삭이라 하고, Mishael he called Meshach). At 1:11–13 Daniel says to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, “Test your servants, I beg you, ten days”. 1:17 says, “Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom”; at 1:19–20, when the king talked with them, among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and the king found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm. At 2:17–18 Daniel makes the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; and 2:49 says, “Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon”, where the Korean Revised Version names the king (왕이). Daniel 3:12 gives, among the words certain Chaldeans said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, “There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up”; 3:16–18 says that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up”; 3:19–23, that Nebuchadnezzar commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind them and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace, that they were bound and cast into the middle of the furnace, and, “These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace”; 3:26–27, that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire, and that the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies; and 3:30, “Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.” Cited evidence: DAN 1:3–7, engwebp / DAN 1:8–16, engwebp / DAN 1:17–21, engwebp / DAN 2:17–23, engwebp / DAN 2:46–49, engwebp / DAN 3:8–12, engwebp / DAN 3:13–18, engwebp / DAN 3:19–23, engwebp (and 2 more of 10) Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.