Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Misha-el, and Azariah,
and the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear lest my lord the king, who appointed your food and your drink, should see that you were in poorer condition than the youths who are of your own age. So you would endanger my head with the king.”
“Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.
So the steward took away their rich food and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Misha-el, and Azariah, his companions,