Charles Ellicott Commentary Daniel 1:2

"And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god." — Daniel 1:2 (ASV)

Part of the vessels. —Literally, from one point to another. He did not take them all at once, but on different occasions. (On Shinar, see Note, Genesis 10:10.)

His god — i.e., Bel-Merodach, who was originally an Accadian deity, the signification of the second part of the name being “he that measures the path of the sun.” The planet Jupiter was worshipped under this name. He was the tutelary god of Babylon, and in his honor Nebuchadnezzar dedicated a temple. For a further description of this deity see Baruch 6:14-15.