A Daniel come to judgment. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Bible Dictionary
Daniel
(judgment of god).
The second son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess. (1chronicles 3:1) In (2 samuel 3:3) he is called Chileab. (b.c.about 1051.)
The fourth of the greater prophets." Nothing is known of hisparentage or family. He appears, however, to have been ofroyal or noble descent, (daniel 1:3) and to have possessedconsiderable personal endowments. (daniel 1:4) He was takento Babylon in "the third year of Jehoiakim" (b.c. 604), andtrained for the king s service. He was divinely supported inhis resolve to abstain from the "king s meat" for fear ofdefilement. (daniel 1:8-16) At the close of his three yearsdiscipline, (daniel 1:5,18) Daniel had an opportunity ofexercising his peculiar gift, (daniel 1:17) of interpretingdreams, on the occasion of Nebuchadnezzar s decree againstthe Magi. (daniel 2:14) ff. In consequence of his success hewas made "ruler of the whole province of Babylon." (daniel2:48) He afterwards interpreted the second dream ofNebuchadnezzar, (daniel 4:8-27) and the handwriting on thewall which disturbed the feast of Belshazzar. (daniel5:10-28) At the accession of Darius he was made first of the"three presidents" of the empire, (daniel 6:2) and wasdelivered from the lion s den, into which he had been castfor his faithfulness to the rites of his faith. (daniel6:10-23) cf. Bel and Dr. 29-42. At the accession of Cyrus hestill retained his prosperity, (daniel 6:28) cf. Dani 1:21Though he does not appear to have remained at Babylon, cf.(daniel 1:21) and in "the third year of Cyrus" (b.c. 534) hesaw his last recorded vision, on the banks of the Tigris.(daniel 10:1,4) In the prophecies of Ezekiel mention is madeof Daniel as a pattern of righteousness, (ezekiel 14:14,20)and wisdom. (ezekiel 28:3) The narrative in (daniel 1:11)implies that Daniel was conspicuously distinguished forpurity and knowledge at a very early age.
A descendant of Ithamar, who returned with Ezra. (ezra 8:2)
A priest who sealed the covenant drawn up by Nehemiah, B.C.445. (nehemiah 10:6) He is perhaps the same as No. 3.
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