Daniel 1:5
And the king appointed unto them a daily provision of the king's delicate food, and of the wine that he drank, to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
6Now among these were of the children 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 favour 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 1:8And Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not pollute himself with the king's delicate food, nor with the wine which he drank; and he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not have to pollute himself.
Matthew 6:11give us to-day our needed bread,
Luke 11:3give us our needed bread 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 →