Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
king's meat—It is usual for an Eastern king to entertain, from the food of his table, many retainers and royal captives (Jeremiah 52:33-34). The Hebrew for "meat" implies delicacies.
stand before the king—as attendant courtiers; not as eunuchs.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Daniel 1:5:
Daniel 1:4
Daniel 2:1
Zechariah 3:4
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