Daniel 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

In this expedition Nebuchadnezzar carried away some of the vessels of the temple, and some captives, among whom was Daniel and his friends. These vessels he carried into the house of his god; which god was Baal or Bel, and Nebo, Isaiah 46:1; which words they put into the names of their kings and favourites, of which more afterward. These vessels as spoils he put in the house of his god, for his honour, because he thought he had gotten his victory by the help of his idol god, 1 Samuel 31:9,10, as the Philistines did, Judges 16:23,24; whereas the text saith the Lord gave all into his hand, Daniel 1:2. The executioners of God's wrath upon God's sinful people have other thoughts than God hath about that, Isaiah 10:5-16.

Daniel 1:2

2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.