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Daniel 1:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Daniel 1:5

Verse 5 of 21

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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.

Daniel 1:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Daniel 1:5

Theological / Devotional

Appointed. Being members of the royal school for courtiers, the youth were given rations from the royal household. The custom is attested in the later Persian period, for which time we have more contemporary records than for the Neo-Babylonian period.

Provision of ... meat. Heb. pathbag, a loan word from the Old Persian patibaga, “portion,” or “delicacies.” For the use of such loan words see on v. 3. Pathbag occurs 6 times in Daniel (chs. 1:5, 8, 13, 15, 16; 11:26).

Three years. That is, by inclusive reckoning, from the accession year of Nebuchadnezzar, when Daniel was taken captive (see on v. 1), to the 2nd year of the king’s reign (see on v. 18).

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