# Daniel 1:9

> Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,

— Daniel 1:9, 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

- Genesis 39:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/39/21
- Psalms 106:46 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/106/46
- 1 Kings 8:50 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/8/50
- Proverbs 16:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/16/7
- Nehemiah 2:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/2/4
- Acts 7:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/10
- Ezra 7:27-28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/7/27
- Nehemiah 1:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/1/11

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1/9
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).