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Misapplied Scripture

Dan 1:1-7

In the third year of the kingship of Jehoiakim the king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and proceeded to lay siege to it. 2 In time Jehovah gave into his hand Jehoiakim the king of Judah and a part of the utensils of the house of the [true] God, so that he brought them to the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and the utensils he brought to the treasure-house of his god. 3 Then the king said to Ashpenaz his chief court official to bring some of the sons of Israel and of the royal offspring and of the nobles, 4 children in whom there was no defect at all, but good in appearance and having insight into all wisdom and being acquainted with knowledge, and having discernment of what is known, in whom also there was ability to stand in the palace of the king; and to teach them the writing and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 5 Furthermore, to them the king appointed a daily allowance from the delicacies of the king and from his drinking wine, even to nourish them for three years, that at the end of these they might stand before the king. 6 Now there happened to be among them some of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7 And to them the principal court official went assigning names. So he assigned to Daniel [the name of] Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, Shadrach; and to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

Key points

By saying this is referring to the 11th year of Jehoiakim, this scripture is misapplied.

This scripture gets misapplied. Words are added to the verses Daniel 1:1 base on Jehoiakim's vassal service to Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 24:1). It was in the 4th year of Jehoiakim's reign that Jehoiakim became subject to Nebuchadnezzar. This was AFTER Nebuchadnezzar had defeated Pharoah Necho at the battle of Carchemish. Jehoiakim then became the servant of Nebuchadnezzar for three years. Those three years would have ended in the 7th year of Jehoiakim's reign. To add to the complexity, by using dates BCE from the Julian calendar you then state that this 3rd year of Jehoiakim's rulership (or 7th year of his servitude) is 618 BCE which you then say is his 11th year of rulership.

Quotes from Watch Tower Publications