Daniel 1 · Verse 5

Daniel 1:5

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, King James Version

Daniel 1:5 in other translations

BSBThe king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
WEBThe king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years, that at its end they should stand before the king.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd the king doth appoint for them a rate, day by day, of the king's portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king.
DARBYAnd the king appointed unto them a daily provision of the king's delicate food, and of the wine that he drank, to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
BBEAnd a regular amount of food and wine every day from the king's table was ordered for them by the king; and they were to be cared for for three years so that at the end of that time they might take their places before the king.
WebsterAnd the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's food, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end of them they might stand before the king.

What does Daniel 1:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. king's meat--It is usual for an Eastern king to entertain, from the food of his table, many retainers and royal captives (Jr 52:33, 34). The Hebrew for "meat" implies delicacies. stand before the king--as attendant courtiers; not as eunuchs.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 A daily provision - Athenaeus, lib. iv., c. 10, says: The kings of Persia, (who succeeded the kings of Babylon, on whose empire they had seized), were accustomed to order the food left at their own tables to be delivered to their courtiers. So nourishing them three years - This was deemed a sufficient time to acquire the Chaldee language, and the sciences peculiar to that people. I suppose they had good introductory books, able teachers, and a proper method; else they would have been obliged, like us, to send their children seven years to school, and as many to the university, to teach them any tolerable measure of useful and ornamental literature! O how reproachful to the nations of Europe, and particularly to our own, is this backward mode of instruction. And what is generally learned after this vast expense of time and money? A little Latin, Greek, and mathematics; perhaps a little moral philosophy; and by this they are entitled, not qualified, to teach others, and especially to teach the people the important science of salvation! To such shepherds, (and there are many such), the hungry sheep look up, and are not fed; and if all are not such, no thanks to our plan of national education.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 1:1-7

The captivity of Daniel and his companions. (Dn 1:1-7) Their refusal to eat the king's meat. (Dn 1:8-16) Their improvement in wisdom. (Dn 1:17-21) Verses 1-7 Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, took Jerusalem, and carried whom and what he pleased away. From this first captivity, most think the seventy years are to be dated. It is the interest of princes to employ wise men; and it is…

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Daniel 1:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְמַן֩vay.Manand he assignedH4487
לָהֶ֨םla.Hemto them
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] matter ofH1697
י֣וֹםYoma dayH3117
בְּיוֹמ֗וֹbe.yo.Moin day itsH3117
מִפַּת\־mi.pat-some of [the] deli-H6598
בַּ֤גbag-caci[es] ofH6598
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וּמִיֵּ֣יןu.mi.Yeinand some of [the] wine ofH3196
מִשְׁתָּ֔יוmish.Tavdrink hisH4960
וּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖םu.le.ga.de.Lamand to bring up themH1431
שָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimyearsH8141
שָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshthreeH7969
וּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.Tamand from [the] end theirH7117
יַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.Duthey will standH5975
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 1:5

  • Daniel 1:19

    And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

  • 1 Kings 10:8

    Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

  • Daniel 1:8

    But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:7

    Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

  • Luke 11:3

    Give us day by day our daily bread.

  • 2 Kings 25:30

    And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

  • Jeremiah 15:19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

  • Luke 21:36

    Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

  • Genesis 41:46

    And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Matthew 6:11

    Give us this day our daily bread.

  • 1 Samuel 16:22

    And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

  • 1 Kings 4:22-23

    And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a daily.Athenæus says the kings of Persia were accustomed to order for their courtiers the food left at their tables.
1Ki 4:22,23; 2Ki 25:30; Mt 6:11; Lu 11:3
which he drank. Heb of his drink. stand.
19; Ge 41:46; 1Sa 16:22; 1Ki 10:8; 2Ch 9:7; Jer 15:19; Lu 1:19
Lu 21:36

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Context

  • Daniel 1:4

    Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

  • Daniel 1:5

    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 1:6

    Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

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Daniel 1:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y señalóles el rey ración para cada día de la ración de la comida del rey, y del vino de su beber: que los criase tres años, para que al fin de ellos estuviesen delante del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi leur assigna, pour chaque jour, une portion fixe des mets délicats du roi et du vin qu’il buvait, pour les élever pendant trois ans, à la fin desquels ils se tiendraient devant le roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König verordnete ihnen ein Tagtägliches von der Tafelkost des Königs und von dem Weine, den er trank, und daß man sie drei Jahre lang erzöge; und am Ende derselben sollten sie vor dem König stehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et constituit eis rex annonam per singulos dies de cibis suis, et de vino unde bibebat ipse, ut enutriti tribus annis, postea starent in conspectu regis.