Daniel 1:5

Easy To Read Version

King Nebuchadnezzar gave those young men a certain amount of food and wine every day. That was the same kind of food that the king ate. The king wanted those young men from Israel to be trained for three years. Then after three years, the young men would become servants of the king of Babylon.

Cross References

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving the king of Egypt. Joseph traveled throughout the country of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

Your wives [128] and officers are very fortunate! They can serve you and hear your wisdom every day!

2 Kings 25:30

So King Evil Merodach gave Jehoiachin every meal, every day, for the rest of his life.

2 Chronicles 9:7

Your wives {\cf2\super [148]} and officers are very fortunate! They can hear your wisdom while they are serving you!

Proverbs 23:3

And don’t eat too much of the fine food he serves. It might be a trick.

Jeremiah 15:19

Then, the Lord said,\par “Jeremiah, if you change\par and come back to me,\par then I will not punish you.\par If you change and come back to me,\par then you can serve me.\par If you speak important things,\par and not those worthless words,\par then you can speak for me.\par The people of Judah should change\par and come back to you \{Jeremiah\}.\par But don’t you change\par and be like them.\par

Daniel 1:19

The king talked to them. The king found that none of the young men were as good as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So those four young men became the king’s servants.

Daniel 1:8

Daniel did not want to eat the king’s rich food and wine. Daniel did not want to make himself unclean {\cf2\super [4]} with that food and wine. So he asked Ashpenaz for permission not to make himself unclean in this way.

Matthew 6:11

Give us the food we need for each day.\par

Luke 1:19

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I always stand ready before God. God sent me to talk to you and to tell you this good news.

Luke 11:3

Give us the food we need for each day.\par

Luke 21:36

So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to continue safely through all these things that will happen. And pray that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [336]} ”

1 Samuel 16:22

Saul sent a message to Jesse. “Let David stay and serve me. I like him very much.”