Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
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Gill's Exposition
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names,.... Other names, Chaldee names, according to the names of the gods of that country, for honour and glory, as Saadiah observes; which was done either to…
Barnes' Notes
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names - This practice is common in Oriental courts. “The captive youths referred to in the notes on Dan 1:5, in the Turkish court also receive new names, that…
Adam Clarke
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names - This change of names, Calmet properly remarks, was a mark of dominion and authority. It was customary for masters to impose new names upon their…
We have in these verses an account,
I. Of the first descent which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, made upon Judah and Jerusalem, in the third year of the reign of…
Cambridge Bible
And the prince of the eunuchs gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave, &c. as R.V. -Prince" (Heb. sar, i.e. here, governor, superintendent, 1Ki 9:22 [-rulers"], 1Ki 22:26) is a synonym of the rabof…
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