Daniel 1:7 meaning and explanation
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
Daniel 1:7, Berean Standard Bible
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The chief official, Ashpenaz, is carrying out Nebuchadnezzar's program for the young Judean exiles: teach them Babylonian language and literature and absorb them into the royal service. Renaming was part of that.
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