And the king appointed them provision every day of a [a]portion of the king’s meat, and of the wine, which he drank, so nourishing them [b]three years, that at the end thereof, they might stand [c]before the king.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 1:5 That by their good entertainment they might learn to forget the mediocrity of their own people.
  2. Daniel 1:5 To the intent that in this time they might both learn the manners of the Chaldeans, and also their tongue.
  3. Daniel 1:5 As well to serve at the table, as in other offices.

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