# Daniel 1:4

> young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

— Daniel 1:4, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Chaldea** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/chaldea

## 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

- Acts 7:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/22
- Daniel 5:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/5/11
- Proverbs 22:29 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/22/29
- 2 Samuel 14:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/14/25
- Daniel 1:17-20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1/17
- Daniel 2:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/2/10
- Leviticus 21:18-21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/leviticus/21/18
- Leviticus 24:19-20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/leviticus/24/19

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1/4
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).