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Daniel 1:19

ESV And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king.
NIV The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service.
NASB And the king talked with them, and out of them all not one was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they entered the king’s personal service.
CSB The king interviewed them, and among all of them, no one was found equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they began to attend the king.
NLT The king talked with them, and no one impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the royal service.
KJV And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
NKJV Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king.

What does Daniel 1:19 mean?

After interviewing all the youths who completed the three-year training (Daniel 1:1–5), Nebuchadnezzar appointed Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (Daniel 1:6–7) to prestigious positions in his court. Their refusal to partake of the king's food and wine while they followed a diet approved by Levitical law honored the God of Israel. Despite enormous pressure to conform to Babylonian culture, they remained true to their Hebrew convictions. Although they were far from home and the temple, they remained devoted to God and His Word. Neither political pressure nor peer pressure caused them to dishonor God.

Proverbs 22:29 states, "Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings." Though all four had been given Babylonian names, as well, they are labeled here with their original Hebrew names. This is meant to emphasize that their God, the God of Israel, had worked in their lives to advance them to prominent positions.
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