Daniel 1:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Daniel 1:16

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Berean Standard Bible

So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.

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KJV

King James Version

Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

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WEB

World English Bible

So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables.

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ASV

American Standard Version

So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

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Daniel 1

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

¹⁵ 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.

¹⁸ Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

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