Daniel 1:5
And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's food, and of the wine which he drank. And that they should be nourished three years, that at the end of it they should stand before the king.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
6Now among these were, of the sons of Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.
1 Kings 10:8Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom.
2 Chronicles 9:7Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Daniel 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the ruler of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Matthew 6:11Give us this day the bread sufficient for us.
Luke 11:3Give us our bread sufficient for each day.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 1:2-8
Daniel The book of Ezekiel left the affairs of Jerusalem under a doleful aspect, all in ruins, but with a joyful prospect of all in glory again. This of Daniel fitly follows. Ezekiel told us what was seen, and what was foreseen, by him in the former years of the captivity: Daniel tells us what was seen, and foreseen, in the latter years of the captivity. When God employs different hands, yet it is about the same work. And it was a comfort to the poor captives that they had first one prophet among them and then… Read the whole commentary →