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Hananiah

Hananiah, also known as Shadrach, was one of Daniel's three friends who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to worship Nebuchadnezzar's golden image.

The name Hananiah means “grace; mercy; gift of the Lord”

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Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Daniel 1:6; referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ, Aramiac חֲנַנְיָה) or Shadrach (שַׁדְרַךְ, Aramiac שַׁדְרַךְ).

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Includes 6 verses that refer to Hananiah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Daniel 1:6חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ · Hananiah
    Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
  2. Daniel 1:7חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ · Hananiah; שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
  3. Daniel 1:11חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ · Hananiah
    Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
  4. Daniel 1:19חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ · Hananiah
    And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
  5. Daniel 2:17חֲנַנְיָה · Hananiah
    Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
  6. Daniel 2:18Referred to, not named
    …urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
  7. Daniel 2:49שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
  8. Daniel 3:12שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
  9. Daniel 3:13שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
  10. Daniel 3:14שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    …and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?
  11. Daniel 3:15Referred to, not named
    Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
  12. Daniel 3:16שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
  13. Daniel 3:17Referred to, not named
    If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
  14. Daniel 3:18Referred to, not named
    But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
  15. Daniel 3:19שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
  16. Daniel 3:20שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    …and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.
  17. Daniel 3:21Referred to, not named
    So they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.
  18. Daniel 3:22שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
  19. Daniel 3:23שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, firmly bound, fell into the blazing fiery furnace.
  20. Daniel 3:26שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,
  21. Daniel 3:27Referred to, not named
    …and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.
  22. Daniel 3:28שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
  23. Daniel 3:29שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”
  24. Daniel 3:30שַׁדְרַךְ · Shadrach
    Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.