Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king spoke, and said to him: Art thou Daniel, of the children of the captivity of Juda, whom my father, the king, brought out of Judea?

Art thou.

Daniel 8:27 And I, Daniel, languished, and was sick for some days: and when I was risen up, I did the king's business, and I was astonished at the vision, and there was none that could interpret it.

) yet Belshazzar seems to have known nothing of him. This shews that he was a weak and vicious prince, who minded pleasure more than business, according to the character given him by historians. He appears to have left the care of public affairs to his mother, Nitocris, a lady celebrated for her wisdom, who evidently knew Daniel well, and probably constantly employed him in the government of the kingdom.

Daniel 8:11 And it was magnified even to the prince of the strength: and it took away from him the continual sacrifice, and cast down the place of his sanctuary.

Daniel 1:21 And Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus.

Daniel 2:48 Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 8:1,27 In the third year of the reign of king Baltasar, a vision appeared to me. I, Daniel, after what I had seen in the beginning, . . .

the children.

Daniel 2:25 Then Arioch in haste brought in Daniel to the king, and said to him: I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Juda, that will resolve the question to the king.

Daniel 6:13 Then they answered, and said before the king: Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Juda, hath not regarded thy law, nor the decree that thou hast made: but three times a day he maketh his prayer.

Ezra 4:1 Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel.

Ezra 6:16,19,20 And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity kept the dedication of the house of God with joy. . . .

Ezra 10:7,16 And proclamation was made in Juda and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should assemble together into Jerusalem. . . .

father.

Daniel 5:1,11,18 Baltasar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and every one drank according to his age. . . .

Jewry.

John 7:1,3 After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. . . .

Judea.