Daniel 1:5
Good News Translation
The king also gave orders that every day they were to be given the same food and wine as the members of the royal court. After three years of this training they were to appear before the king.

New Revised Standard Version
The king assigned them a daily portion of the royal rations of food and wine. They were to be educated for three years, so that at the end of that time they could be stationed in the king’s court.

Contemporary English Version
and give them the same food and wine that I am served. Train them for three years, and then they can become court officials."

New American Bible
The king allotted them a daily portion of food and wine from the royal table. After three years’ training they were to enter the king’s service.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king appointed them a daily provision, of his own meat, and of the wine of which he drank himself, that being nourished three years, afterwards they might stand before the king.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the king appointed them a daily provision, of his own meat, and of the wine of which he drank himself, that being nourished three years, afterwards they might stand before the king.

a daily.

1 Kings 4:22,23 And the provision of Solomon, for each day, was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal; . . .

2 Kings 25:30 And he appointed him a continual allowance, which was also given him by the king, day by day, all the days of his life.

Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our supersubstantial bread.

Luke 11:3 Give us this day our daily bread.

which he drank.

Hebrews of his drink. stand.

Daniel 1:19 And when the king had spoken to them, there were not found among them all such as Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: and they stood in the king's presence.

Genesis 41:46 (Now he was thirty years old when he stood before king Pharao), and he went round all the countries of Egypt.

1 Samuel 16:22 And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he hath found favour in my sight.

1 Kings 10:8 Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom.

2 Chronicles 9:7 Happy are thy men, and happy are thy servants, who stand always before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord: If thou wilt be converted, I will convert thee, and thou shalt stand before my face; and thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall be turned to thee, and thou shalt not be turned to them.

Luke 1:19 And the angel answering, said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God and am sent to speak to thee and to bring thee these good tidings.

Luke 21:36 Watch ye, therefore, praying at all times, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are to come and to stand before the Son of man.

Context
Daniel Removed to Babylon
4Children in whom there was no blemish, well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, acute in knowledge, and instructed in science, and such as might stand in the king's palace, that he might teach them the learning, and tongue of the Chaldeans. 5And the king appointed them a daily provision, of his own meat, and of the wine of which he drank himself, that being nourished three years, afterwards they might stand before the king.6Now there was among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:22
And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he hath found favour in my sight.

Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.

Daniel 1:8
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not be defiled with the king's table, nor with the wine which he drank: and he requested the master of the eunuchs that he might not be defiled.

Daniel 1:19
And when the king had spoken to them, there were not found among them all such as Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: and they stood in the king's presence.

Daniel 1:4
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