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Daniel 1:2
ESV And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.
NIV And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the treasure house of his god.
NASB And the Lord handed Jehoiakim king of Judah over to him, along with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his god.
CSB The Lord handed King Jehoiakim of Judah over to him, along with some of the vessels from the house of God. Nebuchadnezzar carried them to the land of Babylon, to the house of his god, and put the vessels in the treasury of his god.
NLT The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the land of Babylonia and placed them in the treasure-house of his god.
KJV And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

What does Daniel 1:2 mean?

Nebuchadnezzar attacked Jerusalem in the third year of Jehoiakim's rule (Daniel 1:1). The Israelite king of Judah seems to have listened to Jeremiah's warning (Jeremiah 27:8) that Babylon's victory was inevitable and should not be resisted (2 Kings 24:1). This resulted in the capture of two notable assets: religious artifacts from the temple and children from noble families. The Babylonians put the Jewish religious items among other riches dedicated to their God, Bel. The children were sorted by skills and some were designated as future court advisors for their new master (Daniel 1:4–5).

Daniel is careful to say that it was God—referred to as "Adōnā'y, or Adonai, meaning the ultimate authority—who arranged for this series of events. Likely, Nebuchadnezzar assumed that his strength had prevailed against Jerusalem, but it was God's will to give Jerusalem to him. "God is the King of all the earth…God reigns over the nations" (Psalm 47:7–8). The Babylonian captivity came about because the people of Israel had violated God's covenant. Deuteronomy 28 had warned that disobedience would cause this to happen.

Shinar, mentioned in Daniel 1:2, is the ancient name for Babylonia. Shinar is mentioned in Genesis 10:10; 11:2; 14:1, 9; Joshua 7:21; Isaiah 11:11; and Zechariah 5:11.
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