God gave the four young men learning and skill in all literature and wisdom. Daniel also had understanding in visions and dreams. Daniel 1:17
In Daniel 1:17–21, the narrator credits God with the four youths’ intellectual success, while also highlighting Daniel’s special insight into visions and dreams. When the king’s training period ends, the youths are examined and found unmatched, so they enter royal service. These verses conclude the opening chapter’s story of selected Judean youths being absorbed into Babylon’s court system.
These verses present a clear cause-and-effect inside the story: the four Judean youths excel in the Babylonian court because God gives them “knowledge and skill” (verse 17). Their success is not credited to luck, the training program alone, or Babylon’s gods. The king’s interview functions as public confirmation (verses 18–20).
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Daniel 1:17, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
17Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.