 These people, not just the ones from Jerusalem, but from these different kingdoms, they've all been taken to Babylon. Now they get an oral exam. At the end of the time set to them, verse 18, the king brought in the chief official, presented them to Nebuchadnezzar, the great king. He talked with them. He found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered in the king's service. In a matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the... Notice the contrast.