Daniel 1:1-2 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) God is patient and long-suffering. Yet he will do what he says he will do. The people had taken God’s patience for granted until even God’s patience had run out. God’s covenant with King David and with Solomon was “I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this