# Daniel 1:8

> But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

— Daniel 1:8, 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

- Psalms 141:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/141/4
- Leviticus 11:45-47 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/leviticus/11/45
- Ezekiel 4:13-14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/4/13
- 1 Corinthians 10:18-21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/10/18
- 1 Corinthians 7:37 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/7/37
- Psalms 119:115 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/119/115
- Hosea 9:3-4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hosea/9/3
- 1 Corinthians 8:7-10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/8/7

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1/8
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).