Daniel 1:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Daniel 1:11

9 Now ^aGod had brought Daniel into the favor and¹ goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs.

10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king.”

11 So Daniel said to¹ the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.

13 Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king’s delicacies; and as you see fit, so deal with your servants.”

14 So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days.

15 And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies.

16 Thus¹ the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

17 As for these four young men, ^aGod gave them ^bknowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had ^cunderstanding in all visions and dreams.

18 Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

19 Then the king¹ interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore ^athey served before the king.

20 ^aAnd in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.

21 ^aThus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus.

Verse Comparison: Daniel 1:11

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American Standard Version
Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

Amplified® Bible
Then said Daniel to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Contemporary English Version
The king's official had put a guard in charge of Daniel and his three friends. So Daniel said to the guard,

Darby English Version
And Daniel said to the steward, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Good News Bible
So Daniel went to the guard whom Ashpenaz had placed in charge of him and his three friends.

King James Version
Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

New American Standard Bible
But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,

New International Version
Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,

New King James Version
So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,

Revised Standard Version
Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah;

Young's Literal Translation
And Daniel saith unto the Meltzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs hath appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

New English Translation
Daniel then spoke to the warden¹ whom the overseer of the court officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

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