Also, he and his three companions ​ — Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah — ​ were in the spotlight, as it were, because they were to be trained in the king’s service.
عَاشَ دَانِيَالُ أَسِيرًا فِي بَابِلَ ،‏ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ وَكْرًا لِلصَّنَمِيَّةِ وَٱلْأَرْوَاحِيَّةِ .‏