Daniel 1:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.

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  • Dan 1:15-20
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    15 And at the end of ten days their faces seemed fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the young men who had their food from the king's table.

    16 So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.

    17 Now as for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and made them expert in all book-learning and wisdom: and Daniel was wise in all visions and dreams.

    18 Now at the end of the time fixed by the king for them to go in, the captain of the unsexed servants took them in to Nebuchadnezzar.

    19 And the king had talk with them; and among them all there was no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were given places before the king.

    20 And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.

  • Dan 1:3-13
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    3 And the king gave orders to Ashpenaz, the captain of his unsexed servants, to take in some of the children of Israel, certain of the king's family, and those of high birth;

    4 Young men who were strong and healthy, good-looking, and trained in all wisdom, having a good education and much knowledge, and able to take positions in the king's house; and to have them trained in the writing and language of the Chaldaeans.

    5 And a regular amount of food and wine every day from the king's table was ordered for them by the king; and they were to be cared for for three years so that at the end of that time they might take their places before the king.

    6 And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

    7 And the captain of the unsexed servants gave them names; to Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar, to Hananiah the name of Shadrach, to Mishael the name of Meshach, and to Azariah the name of Abed-nego.

    8 And Daniel had come to the decision that he would not make himself unclean with the king's food or wine; so he made a request to the captain of the unsexed servants that he might not make himself unclean.

    9 And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.

    10 And the captain of the unsexed servants said to Daniel, I am in fear of my lord the king, who has given orders about your food and your drink; what if he sees you looking less happy than the other young men of your generation? then you would have put my head in danger from the king.

    11 Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

    12 Put your servants to the test for ten days; let them give us grain for our food and water for our drink.

    13 Then take a look at our faces and the faces of the young men who have food from the king's table; and, having seen them, do to your servants as it seems right to you.

  • Esth 1:4-5
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    4 And for a long time, even a hundred and eighty days, he let them see all the wealth and the glory of his kingdom and the great power and honour which were his.

    5 And at the end of that time, the king gave a feast for all the people who were present in Shushan, the king's town, small as well as great, for seven days, in the outer square of the garden of the king's house.

  • Esth 1:13-14
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    13 And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:

    14 And second only to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven rulers of Persia and Media, who were friends of the king, and had the first places in the kingdom:)

  • Dan 10:2-3
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    2 In those days I, Daniel, gave myself up to grief for three full weeks.

    3 I had no pleasing food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, and I put no oil on my body till three full weeks were ended.

  • Esth 1:10
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    10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,

  • Dan 2:16
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    16 And Daniel went in and made a request to the king to give him time and he would make clear the sense of his dream to the king.

  • Jer 42:7
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    7 And it came about that after ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

  • Dan 6:12-14
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    12 Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.

    13 Then they came near before the king and said, O King, have you not put your name to an order that any man who makes a request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole? The king made answer and said, The thing is fixed by the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.

    14 Then they made answer and said before the king, Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah, has no respect for you, O King, or for the order signed by you, but three times a day he makes his prayer to God.

  • Esth 1:21
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    21 And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

  • Dan 6:7
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    7 Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.

  • 2 Chr 30:23
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    23 And by the desire of all the people, the feast went on for another seven days, and they kept the seven days with joy.

  • Esth 9:21
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    21 Ordering them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and the fifteenth day of the same month, every year,

  • Esth 1:7
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    7 And they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king.

  • Dan 5:10
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    10 The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:

  • Esth 9:17
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    17 This they did on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same month they took their rest, and made it a day of feasting and joy.

  • Ezra 10:8
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    8 And that if anyone did not come before three days were past, as ordered by the rulers and the responsible men, all his goods would be put under the curse, and he himself would be cut off from the meeting of the people who had come back.

  • Esth 2:2
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    2 Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king:

  • Ezek 4:10
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    10 And you are to take your food by weight, twenty shekels a day: you are to take it at regular times.

  • Esth 2:4
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    4 And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.

  • Dan 6:1
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    1 And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.

  • Ezra 6:10
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    10 So that they may make offerings of a sweet smell to the God of heaven, with prayers for the life of the king and of his sons.

  • Gen 42:17
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    17 So he put them in prison for three days.

  • Dan 2:18
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    18 So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

  • Esth 2:9
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    9 And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant-girls moved to the best place in the women's part of the house.

  • Neh 5:18
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    18 Now the food made ready for one day was one ox and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine: but all the same, I did not take the food to which the ruler had a right, because the people were crushed under a hard yoke.

  • Jer 52:34
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    34 And for his food, the king gave him a regular amount every day till the day of his death, for the rest of his life.

  • 2 Kgs 25:30
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    30 And for his food, the king gave him a regular amount every day for the rest of his life.

  • 2 Chr 30:4
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    4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and all the people.