The story of Daniel is inextricably tied to the story of King Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and took Daniel and others captive in order to serve him. What followed was a series of events that proved to Nebuchadnezzar that the God of Israel was the one true God.
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