Daniel 1:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ So the guard continued to take away the king’s special food and wine and to give vegetables to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ So the steward took away their [rich] dainties and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ So the guard kept taking away their rations and the wine they were supposed to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Thereafter, Malasar took away their portions and their wine for drinking, and he gave them roots.

Daniel 1:16 Cross References

Daniel 1:11

Then Daniel talked to their guard. Ashpenaz had ordered the guard to watch Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

Daniel 1:12

Daniel said to the guard, “Please give us this test for ten days: Don’t give us anything but vegetables to eat and water to drink.