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They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king&#8217s service. <a href="/nlt/daniel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service. <a href="/esv/daniel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king. <a href="/bsb/daniel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service. <a href="/kjv/daniel/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. <a href="/nkjv/daniel/1.htm">New King James Version</a> And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king. <a href="/nasb_/daniel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The king also allotted for them a daily ration from the king’s choice food and from the wine which he drank, and ordered that they be educated for three years, at the end of which they were to enter the king’s personal service. <a href="/nasb/daniel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> The king appointed for them a daily ration from the king&#8217s choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be educated three years, at the end of which they were to enter the king&#8217s personal service. <a href="/nasb77/daniel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the king appointed for them a daily ration from the king’s choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be educated three years, at the end of which they were to enter the king’s personal service. <a href="/lsb/daniel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the king appointed for them a daily ration from the king’s choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be educated three years, at the end of which they were to stand before the king. <a href="/amp/daniel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The king assigned a daily ration for them from his finest food and from the wine which he drank. They were to be educated and nourished this way for three years so that at the end of that time they were [prepared] to enter the king’s service. <a href="/csb/daniel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The king assigned them daily provisions from the royal food and from the wine that he drank. They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time they were to attend the king. <a href="/hcsb/daniel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The king assigned them daily provisions from the royal food and from the wine that he drank. They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time they were to serve in the king&#8217s court. <a href="/asv/daniel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king. <a href="/cev/daniel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and give them the same food and wine that I am served. Train them for three years, and then they can become court officials." <a href="/erv/daniel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. <a href="/gwt/daniel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The king arranged for them to get a daily allowance of the king's rich food and wine. They were to be trained for three years. After that, they were to serve the king. <a href="/gnt/daniel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> The king also gave orders that every day they were to be given the same food and wine as the members of the royal court. After three years of this training they were to appear before the king. <a href="/isv/daniel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> The king assigned them fine food and choice wine on a daily basis, ordering them to be trained for three years, at the end of which time they would enter the king's service. <a href="/msb/daniel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king?s service. <a href="/net/daniel/1.htm">NET Bible</a> So the king assigned them a daily ration from his royal delicacies and from the wine he himself drank. They were to be trained for the next three years. At the end of that time they were to enter the king's service. <a href="/nheb/daniel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's royal food, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at its end they should stand before the king. <a href="/wbt/daniel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's food, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end of them they might stand before the king. <a href="/web/daniel/1.htm">World English Bible</a> The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years, that at its end they should stand before the king. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/daniel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the king appoints for them a rate, day by day, of the king’s portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king. <a href="/ylt/daniel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the king doth appoint for them a rate, day by day, of the king's portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king. <a href="/slt/daniel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the king will allot to them the word of a day in its day from the king's dainties and from the wine of his drinking: and to nourish them three years, and from the end of three years they shall stand before the king.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/daniel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the king appointed them a daily provision, of his own meat, and of the wine of which he drank himself, that being nourished three years, afterwards they might stand before the king. <a href="/cpdv/daniel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the king appointed for them provisions for each day, from his own food and from the wine which he himself drank, so that, after being nourished for three years, they would stand in the sight of the king. <a href="/nabre/daniel/1.htm">New American Bible</a> The king allotted them a daily portion of food and wine from the royal table. After three years’ training they were to enter the king’s service. <a href="/nrsvce/daniel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The king assigned them a daily portion of the royal rations of food and wine. They were to be educated for three years, so that at the end of that time they could be stationed in the king’s court.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/daniel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the king assigned them a daily portion of the king's delicacies and of the wine which he drank, to nourish them for three years, so that afterward they might stand before the king. <a href="/hpbt/daniel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the King set up for them a daily statute of the delicacies of the King and of the wine that he drinks, and to nourish them three years, and then they would stand before the King<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/daniel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 thereof they might stand before the king. <a href="/sep/daniel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the king appointed them a daily portion from the king's table, and from the wine which he drank; and gave orders to nourish them three years, and that afterwards they should stand before the king. <a href="/parallel/daniel/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=51" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/daniel/1.htm">Daniel Removed to Babylon</a> …4young 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<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">The king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4487.htm" title="4487: way·man (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll.">assigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·w·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">daily</a> <a href="/hebrew/6598.htm" title="6598: mip·paṯ- (Prep) -- Portion, delicacies. Of Persian origin; a dainty."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">provisions</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/6598.htm" title="6598: baḡ (Prep:: N-msc) -- Portion, delicacies. Of Persian origin; a dainty.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ū·mî·yên (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">and wine.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4960.htm" title="4960: miš·tāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A feast, drink. From shathah; drink, by implication, drinking; also a banquet or feast."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1431.htm" title="1431: ū·lə·ḡad·də·lām (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3mp) -- To grow up, become great. A primitive root; properly, to twist, i.e. To be large.">They were to be trained</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lō·wōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">for three</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7117.htm" title="7117: ū·miq·ṣā·ṯām (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- An end. From qatsah; a termination; also a portion; adverbially after.">after which</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ya·‘am·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">they were to enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king’s service.</a> 6Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/41-1.htm">Genesis 41:1-4</a> After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile, / when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds. / After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river. ... <a href="/esther/1-3.htm">Esther 1:3-5</a> In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces. / And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness. / At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest. <a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29-30</a> So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. / And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life. <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22-23</a> Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, / ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. <a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">2 Samuel 9:7-10</a> “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.” / Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?” / Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house. ... <a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Nehemiah 2:1</a> Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence, <a href="/proverbs/23-1.htm">Proverbs 23:1-3</a> When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, / and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite. / Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. <a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Ezekiel 4:13</a> Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.” <a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">2 Chronicles 9:4</a> the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, the attire of his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away. <a href="/1_samuel/16-11.htm">1 Samuel 16:11-13</a> And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.” / So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.” / So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah. <a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Matthew 6:31-33</a> Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. <a href="/luke/12-29.htm">Luke 12:29-31</a> And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it. / For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. / But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you. <a href="/romans/14-17.htm">Romans 14:17</a> For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-31.htm">1 Corinthians 10:31</a> So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-13</a> I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. / I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.a daily.<a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22,23</a> And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, … <a href="/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30</a> And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.<a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a> Give us this day our daily bread.which he drank.<a href="/daniel/1-19.htm">Daniel 1:19</a> And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.<a href="/genesis/41-46.htm">Genesis 41:46</a> And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.<a href="/1_samuel/16-22.htm">1 Samuel 16:22</a> And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/46-11.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-13.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Dainties</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-12.htm">Educated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Food</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">King's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/esther/2-2.htm">Personal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-27.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-25.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-15.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-5.htm">Service</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-16.htm">Table</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-34.htm">Three</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Trained</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-21.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Years</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/1-10.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/daniel/1-7.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/daniel/1-15.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/daniel/8-11.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Dainties</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/john/7-15.htm">Educated</a> <a href="/daniel/1-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/daniel/10-3.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Food</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">King's</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/daniel/1-15.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/daniel/1-19.htm">Personal</a> <a href="/daniel/2-2.htm">Places</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/daniel/1-10.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/daniel/8-11.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/daniel/1-19.htm">Service</a> <a href="/daniel/1-19.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/daniel/1-13.htm">Table</a> <a href="/daniel/2-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/daniel/3-23.htm">Three</a> <a href="/hosea/7-15.htm">Trained</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/acts/24-10.htm">Years</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 1</div>1. <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Jehoiakim's captivity.</a> 3. <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Ashpenaz takes Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.</a> 8. <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">They refusing the king's portion do prosper with pulse and water.</a> 17. <a href="/daniel/1-17.htm">Their proficiency in wisdom.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/daniel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. This phrase indicates the king's intention to integrate the young men into Babylonian culture and society. The royal food and wine symbolize the wealth and luxury of the Babylonian court, contrasting with the simpler diet of the Israelites. This provision was meant to ensure the captives' physical well-being and to entice them with the benefits of serving the king. The food and wine also represent a potential challenge to the Jewish dietary laws, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/14.htm">Deuteronomy 14</a>, which Daniel and his friends later address by requesting a different diet. This situation foreshadows the tension between maintaining faithfulness to God's laws and adapting to a foreign culture.They were to be trained for three years, The three-year training period reflects the thorough preparation required for service in the Babylonian court. This education likely included learning the language, literature, and customs of the Babylonians, as well as the study of astrology and other sciences. The duration of the training underscores the importance of the role these young men were to play in the king's service. This period of preparation can be compared to the time of testing and preparation seen in other biblical narratives, such as Joseph's time in Egypt or Moses' years in Midian.after which they were to enter the king’s service. Entering the king's service signifies the culmination of their training and the beginning of their roles as advisors or officials in the Babylonian empire. This service would place them in positions of influence, allowing them to impact the decisions of the king and the direction of the empire. The phrase also highlights the sovereignty of God, who places His people in strategic positions to fulfill His purposes, as seen in the stories of Joseph, Esther, and Nehemiah. This service foreshadows the significant roles Daniel and his friends will play in the unfolding narrative of the book, demonstrating God's faithfulness and the power of living a life committed to His principles.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a> A young Hebrew man of noble or royal descent, taken into Babylonian captivity. Known for his wisdom, faithfulness, and ability to interpret dreams. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_nebuchadnezzar.htm">King Nebuchadnezzar</a> The king of Babylon who conquered Jerusalem and initiated the Babylonian captivity. He ordered the training of select young men from Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The empire that conquered Judah and took many Israelites into captivity. It was a center of power and culture in the ancient world. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_king's_table.htm">The King's Table</a> Refers to the food and wine provided by King Nebuchadnezzar for the young men being trained for service in his court. 5. <a href="/topical/t/three_years_of_training.htm">Three Years of Training</a> The period during which Daniel and his companions were to be educated in the language and literature of the Chaldeans, preparing them for service in the king's court.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a> Daniel's commitment to God's laws, even in captivity, teaches us the importance of remaining faithful to God regardless of our circumstances. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_engagement_with_discernment.htm">Cultural Engagement with Discernment</a> While Daniel learned the language and literature of the Chaldeans, he discerned where to draw the line, reminding us to engage with culture without compromising our values. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a> The situation illustrates God's control over history and His ability to use even difficult circumstances for His purposes and the good of His people. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_service.htm">Preparation for Service</a> The three years of training can be seen as a period of preparation, encouraging us to view our own times of learning and growth as preparation for future service to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 1</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_babylonian_re-education.htm">Is there archaeological evidence for a program of Babylonian re-education as described in Daniel 1:3–5, especially for captives like Daniel? </a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'rest'.htm">What distinguishes angels from humans?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_belshazzar_called_king_in_daniel_5_1.htm">In Daniel 5:1, why does the text present Belshazzar as king of Babylon when historical records identify Nabonidus as the last king?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_doctrine_of_election.htm">What does the Bible say about the King of the South?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) A daily portion.--(Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/52-34.htm" title="And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.">Jeremiah 52:34</a>.) The meat was solid food, as opposed to the wine and vegetables which formed so important a part of Babylonian diet. The food appears to have been sent from the king's table.Three years.--The king appears to have had sufficient insight into the extraordinary character of these youths, to enable him to prescribe not only the subjects of their studies, but also the length of their course of instruction. It appears that Nebuchadnezzar was a man of far higher character than many Assyrian and Babylonian kings. We shall see, in the course of the boot, that his heart was fitted for the reception of Divine truth, and that in the end he was brought to know the true God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. The only thing to be noticed in the LXX. Version of this verse is the fact that מָנָה is taken to mean "give a portion" - a meaning which seems to be implied in מָנות (<a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a>), hence the translation δίδοσθαι... ἐκθέσιν. Further, the translator must have had חַמּ מֵ אֵת as in <a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29</a>. The mysterious פַּת־בַג (path-bag), translated "meat," has caused differences of rendering. The Syriac Peshitta transfers it. Professor Bevan speaks as if it were common in Syriac, but Castell gives no reference beyond Daniel. (Brockei-mann adds, Ephrem Syrus, Isaac Antiochenus, Bar Hebraeus). It is to be observed that the Syriac form of the word has teth, not tan, for the second radical. This is a change that would not likely take place had the Hebrew form been the original, whereas from the fact that path means in Hebrew "a portion," if the Hebrew were derived from the Syriac the change would be intelligible. It is confounded in <a href="/daniel/11-26.htm">Daniel 11:26</a> with פָתוּרָא (pathura), "a table." It seems not improbable that both the LXX. and Theodotion read pathura. The word path-bag does not seem to have been known in Palestine; it does not occur in Chaldee, but does in Syriac. This is intelligible if the chapter before us is condensation from a Syriac original rendered into Hebrew: the word path-bag, being unintelligible, is transferred. The etymology of the word is alleged to be Persian, but on this assumption it is a matter of dispute what that etymology is. One derivation is from pad or fad, "father" or "prince," or pat or fat, idol,' and bag (φαγῶ), food; another is from pati-bhagu, "a portion." The question is complicated by the fact that in <a href="/ezekiel/25-7.htm">Ezekiel 25:7</a> we have in the K'tbib בַג (bag), meaning "food." In that case path-bag would mean "a portion of food." The reading of the K'thib is not supported by the versions. In Daniel the word simply means "food," such as was supplied to the king's table. We see in the slabs from the palace of Kou-youn-jik the nature of a royal feast. Animal food predominated. We cannot avoid referring to a singular argumentative axiom implied in all the discussions on Daniel. Critics seem to think that when they prove that certain words in Daniel are Persian, they thus prove Daniel was written nearly a couple of centuries after the Persian domination had disappeared. Of the wine which he drank. It is to be noted that there is a restriction. The wine supplied was the wine which the king drank - wine of which an oblation had been offered to idols. In thus bringing up hostages at his own table, Nebuchadnezzar was following a practice which has continued down to our own day. The son of Theodore of Magdala was brought up at the court of our queen. It was the regular practice, as we know, in Imperial Rome. Sennacherib speaks of Belibus, whom he made deputy-king in Babylon, as brought up "as a little dog at his table" (Bellino Cylinder, Sehrader, vol. 2. p. 32, Engl, trans.). So nourishing them three years. This was the period during which the education of a Persian youth was continued. It is probable, as we have seen, that these youths were about sixteen or seventeen. At the end of three years they would still be very young. The grammatical connection of the word legaddelam is somewhat singular. The Septuagint reading probably had the first word in this verse in the infinitive also. This is more grammatical, as it brings the whole under the regimen of the opening clause of ver. 3. The force of the word before us is represented in "bringing up." The verb in its simple form means "to be strong," "to be great," hence in the intensive form before us, "to make great," "to bring up." That at the end thereof they might stand before the king. "Standing before the king" means usually becoming members of the council of the monarch, but in the present instance this does not seem to be the meaning. They were to be presented before the king, and in his presence they were to be examined. They were, then, possibly to be admitted into the college of astrologers and soothsayers, but only in lowly grade. Irrespective of the fact that they would at the latest be twenty or twenty-one when this season of education was over, an(t, even making all allowance for Eastern precocity, this is too young an age for being a member of a royal privy council. But the next chapter relates an event which appears to be the occasion when they stood before the king, for they were not summoned with the wise men to the king's presence to interpret his dream. <a href="/commentaries/daniel/1-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The king הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king assigned וַיְמַן֩ (way·man) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4487.htm">Strong's 4487: </a> To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll them לָהֶ֨ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> daily בְּיוֹמ֗וֹ (bə·yō·w·mōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day provisions דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the royal הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king food בַּ֤ג (baḡ) Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6598.htm">Strong's 6598: </a> Portion, delicacies and wine. וּמִיֵּ֣ין (ū·mî·yên) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication They were to be trained וּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖ם (ū·lə·ḡad·də·lām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1431.htm">Strong's 1431: </a> To grow up, become great for three שָׁל֑וֹשׁ (šā·lō·wōš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice years, שָׁנִ֣ים (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year at the end וּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔ם (ū·miq·ṣā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7117.htm">Strong's 7117: </a> A termination, a portion, after of which they were to enter יַֽעַמְד֖וּ (ya·‘am·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations the king’s service. הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/daniel/1-5.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 1:5 The king appointed for them a daily (Dan. 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