Daniel 1:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

In whom

And skilful

Ability

Daniel 1:17

Proverbs 22:29

Bible References

In whom

for no man in whom is blemish doth draw near -- a man blind, or lame or dwarfed, or enlarged,

'And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him;

And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, 'How -- the men whom ye slew in Tabor?' and they say, 'As thou -- so they, one -- as the form of the king's sons.'

And like Absalom there was no man so fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even unto his crown there was no blemish in him;

in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God, and he was brought up three months in the house of his father;

that he might present it to himself the assembly in glory, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;

And skilful

Daniel hath answered and said, 'Let the name of God be blessed from age even unto age, for wisdom and might -- for they are His.

there is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and, in the days of thy father, light, and understanding, and wisdom -- as the wisdom of the gods -- was found in him; and king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, chief of the scribes, enchanters, Chaldeans, soothsayers, established him -- thy father, O king --

The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.

and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

Ability

As to these four lads, God hath given to them knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature, and wisdom; and Daniel hath given instruction about every kind of vision and dreams.

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!