The king assigned them daily provisions from the royal food and from the wine that he drank.(A) They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time they were to attend the king.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:5 Lit to stand before the king

Faithfulness in Babylon

Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food(A) or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief eunuch not to defile himself.(B)

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13 Then examine our appearance and the appearance of the young men who are eating the king’s food, and deal with your servants based on what you see.”

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15 At the end of ten days they looked better and healthier[a] than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:15 Lit fatter of flesh

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