Daniel 2:49

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

Cross-reference

Daniel 2:17 Parallel

In Daniel 2:17, Daniel tells his companions about the crisis — these are the same three friends later appointed in 2:49.

Daniel 1:17 Parallel

In Daniel 1:17, God gave these four men wisdom — the source of the favor that led to their appointments in 2:49.

In Daniel 3:12-30, the three appointed men face the fiery furnace — testing their faithfulness in the high positions given in 2:49.

Daniel 1:7 Historical context

Daniel 1:7 records the renaming of Daniel's friends to Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego — the same three appointed in Daniel's request here.