15 And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food. 16 So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead. 17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
Daniel 1:15–17
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Greek Daniel 1:14–16
14 So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days. (WEB) 15 At the end of ten days, their faces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king’s delicacies. (WEB) 16 So the steward took away their delicacies, and the win… (WEB)
Daniel 1:4–6
4 young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans. 5 The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food…
Greek Daniel 1:4–6
4 youths in whom was no defect, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and who had the ability to serve in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chalde… (WEB)
Daniel 1:8–10
8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself. 9 Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official, 10 but he said to Daniel, “I fe…
Greek Daniel 1:19–21
19 The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they served the king. (WEB) 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better t… (WEB)
Greek Daniel 1:10–12
10 The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? Then you would endanger my head with the king.” (WEB) 11 Then Daniel… (WEB) 12 … (WEB)
Jeremiah 52:33–34
33 So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. 34 And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.
3 Maccabees 6:39–41
39 The Ruler over all during this time manifested his mercy gloriously, and delivered them all together unharmed. (WEB) 40 They feasted upon the king’s provision up to the fourteenth day, then asked to be sent away. (WEB) 41 The king commended them, and wrote the following letter,… (WEB)
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