# Daniel 1:20

> In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

— Daniel 1:20, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 605 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Daniel 1:1 dates itself by the third year of Jehoiakim; the Babylonian Chronicle (ABC 5) puts Nebuchadnezzar's first campaign in the Levant in 605 BC.

## Who ruled

- **Nebuchadnezzar II**, king of Babylon, 605-562 BC · Source: Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), which date the Battle of Carchemish and the first campaign against Judah; Berossus, cited by Josephus in Against Apion I
- **Neco II**, pharaoh of Egypt, 610-595 BC · Source: Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), Battle of Carchemish; Herodotus II

## See also

- Exodus 8:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/8/19
- 1 Kings 4:29-34 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/4/29
- Isaiah 47:12-14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/47/12
- Genesis 41:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/41/8
- Genesis 31:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/31/7
- Exodus 7:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/7/22
- Exodus 8:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/8/7
- Numbers 14:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/numbers/14/22

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1/20
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).