Daniel 1:5
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat,.... Every day a portion was ordered them, from the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the king appointed them - Calvin supposes that this arrangement was resorted to in order to render them effeminate,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A daily provision - Athenaeus, lib. iv., c. 10, says: The kings of Persia, (who succeeded the kings of Babylon, on whose…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 1:1-7
We have in these verses an account,
I. Of the first descent which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in the first year of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a daily portion of the king's delicacies] Superior food, such as was served at the table of the king himself, was to be…
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