Another brother was Baromon, who had died leaving a widow,
Josepha, a son, Daniel, and two daughters. The two families stood among
the foremost in the religious and social life of the Holy City. Young
Daniel was one of the noble youths chosen by Nebuchadnezzar to go to
Babylon. His pious and noble mother and sisters, after their first
outburst of grief, committed him to God's care. They became reconciled to
their bereavement through the counsel of Jeremiah, who declared that the
God of Israel was shaping the whole affair for the advancement of his
kingdom on earth.
CHAPTER VII.
DANIEL and the Amonober children, from their first interview with the
officers of the King of Babylon, had left a very favorable impression on
the minds of those high dignitaries; and although, in reality, they were
but captives of war, they were treated with that high civility due to
nobility and rank. This caused much astonishment to the youths
themselves, and served in part to calm and reconcile them to their lot.
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