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And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king`s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And the king appointed them - Calvin supposes that this arrangement was resorted to in order to render them effeminate, and, by a course of …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A daily portion. — . The meat was solid food, as opposed to the wine and vegetables which formed so important a part of Babylonian…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank:

Treating them exceedingly well, t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

In this verse, Daniel shows that the king had ordered some young men to be brought to him from Judea, and to be nourished with such delicacies that…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's
meat
Every day a portion …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, took Jerusalem and carried away whomever and whatever he pleased. From this first …

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