³ Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility^(A)— ⁴ young men without any physical defect, handsome,^(B) showing aptitude for every kind of learning,^(C) well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language^(D) and literature of the Babylonians.^[a]

²⁵ Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles^(A) from Judah^(B) who can tell the king what his dream means.”