Daniel 1:15

13 Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”

14 So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.

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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
WEB
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.
ASV
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king`s dainties.
DARBY
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and were fatter in flesh than all the youths that ate of the king's delicate food.
BLB
And at the end of ten days, their appearance was seen better and fatter in flesh than all the young men eating the portion of the king.
ÅB
Og da de ti dager var omme, viste det seg at de var fagrere å se til og i bedre hold enn alle de gutter som hadde ett av kongens kostelige mat.
OTB
Ved slutten av de ti dagene så de sunnere og bedre ut enn noen av de unge mennene som spiste kongens utvalgte mat.
B1930
Og da de ti dager var omme, viste det sig at de var fagrere å se til og i bedre hold enn alle de gutter som hadde ett av kongens kostelige mat.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 23:25

    So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.

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  • Proverbs 10:22

    The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

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  • Haggai 1:6

    You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

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  • Matthew 4:4

    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

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  • 2 Kings 4:42–44

    Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:1–14

    “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

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  • Psalms 37:16

    Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

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  • Mark 6:41–42

    Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

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