Mishael
Daniel’s companion in Babylon

Who was Mishael?
- A young man of Judah, Daniel’s companion in Babylon. There he was given the name Meshach. Daniel 1:6-7
- When the king wanted to kill the wise men, he prayed with his companions for Daniel. Daniel 2:12-18
- Because he would not worship the king’s statue, he was thrown into the fiery furnace. He came out without a single burn. Daniel 3:18-23; Daniel 3:93-94
What the Bible says
Daniel 1:6-7
6Now there were among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias. 7And the master of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Baltassar: to Ananias, Sidrach: to Misael, Misach: and to Azarias, Abdenago.
Daniel 2:12-18
12Upon hearing this, the king in fury, and in great wrath, commanded that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death. 13And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death. 14Then Daniel inquired concerning the law and the sentence, of Arioch the general of the king’s army, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon. 15And he asked him that had received the orders of the king, why so cruel a sentence was gone forth from the face of the king. And when Arioch had told the matter to Daniel, 16Daniel went in and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question and declare it to the king. 17And he went into his house, and told the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias his companions: 18To the end that they should ask mercy at the face of the God of heaven concerning this secret, and that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 3:18-23; Daniel 3:93-94
18But if he will not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not worship thy gods, nor adore the golden statue which thou hast set up. 19Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury: and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accustomed to be heated. 20And he commanded the strongest men that were in his army, to bind the feet of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire. 21And immediately these men were bound and were cast into the furnace of burning fire, with their coats, and their caps, and their shoes, and their garments. 22For the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace was heated exceedingly. And the flame of the fire slew those men that had cast in Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago. 23But these three men, that is, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell down bound in the midst of the furnace of burning fire.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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