Scripture · Old Testament
Daniel 1:16
Daniel 1:16 is verse 16 of Daniel chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
King James Version
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
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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Daniel 1:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
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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