Daniel 1:12

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Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.

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  • Dan 1:16 : 16 So the steward took away their portion of the royal food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
  • Rom 14:2 : 2 One person believes they may eat anything, while someone who is weak eats only vegetables.
  • Gen 1:29-30 : 29 Then God said, 'Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that bears fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.' And it was so.
  • Deut 8:3 : 3 He humbled you and allowed you to hunger, then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers knew, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

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  • Dan 1:13-20
    8 verses
    87%

    13Then compare our appearance with that of the other youths who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.

    14So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.

    15At the end of the ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the royal food.

    16So the steward took away their portion of the royal food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

    17To these four young men, God gave knowledge and understanding in all kinds of literature and wisdom. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.

    18At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

    19The king spoke with them, and among all of them, no one was found to be like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king's service.

    20In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

  • Dan 1:3-11
    9 verses
    80%

    3The king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring some of the sons of Israel from the royal family and the nobles.

    4They were young men without any physical defect, handsome, skilled in all wisdom, knowledgeable, discerning, and capable of serving in the king's palace. He was to teach them the literature and the language of the Chaldeans.

    5The king assigned them a daily portion from the royal food and wine that he drank. They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time, they were to serve before the king.

    6Among them were some from the sons of Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

    7The chief of the officials gave them new names: to Daniel, he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

    8But Daniel resolved in his heart not to defile himself with the royal food or wine. So he requested permission from the chief official not to defile himself.

    9God caused the chief official to show favor and compassion toward Daniel.

    10But the chief official said to Daniel, 'I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other youths your age? You would endanger my life before the king.'

    11Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

  • Ezek 4:9-11
    3 verses
    71%

    9Take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, put them in one container, and make bread for yourself. For the number of days that you lie on your side—three hundred ninety days—you will eat it.

    10The amount you eat each day will be twenty shekels by weight, and you will eat it at set times each day.

    11You are to drink water by measure, a sixth of a hin, at set times each day.

  • Dan 10:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2During those days, I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

    3I did not eat any rich or desirable food, nor did meat or wine touch my lips. I did not anoint myself at all until the three weeks were over.

  • Dan 2:16-18
    3 verses
    70%

    16So Daniel went in and requested the king to give him time, so that he might reveal the interpretation to the king.

    17Then Daniel went to his house and informed his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about the matter.

    18He asked them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

  • Dan 6:11-13
    3 verses
    69%

    11When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went to his house. He had windows in his upstairs room that opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees to pray, giving thanks to his God, just as he had always done.

    12Then these men came as a group and found Daniel petitioning and pleading before his God.

    13So they approached the king and said, 'Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days, anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the lions’ den?' The king answered, 'The decree stands, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.'

  • Neh 1:11
    69%

    11O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Grant success to your servant today and show him mercy in the presence of this man. I was the cupbearer to the king.

  • Dan 6:7
    68%

    7So the administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said to him, 'King Darius, may you live forever!

  • Neh 9:36
    67%

    36Here we are today, slaves in the land You gave to our ancestors so they could enjoy its fruit and its goodness—here we are, slaves in it!

  • Neh 5:18
    67%

    18Each day, one ox, six choice sheep, and some birds were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundance of wine of all kinds. Despite this, I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was heavy.

  • Dan 6:5
    66%

    5At this, the administrators and satraps sought to find a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or fault because he was faithful. No negligence or corruption was found in him.

  • Neh 5:14
    66%

    14Moreover, from the day I was appointed to be governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

  • Dan 9:3
    66%

    3So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

  • Ezra 6:9-10
    2 verses
    66%

    9Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, or lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests in Jerusalem—must be provided to them daily without fail.

    10So that they may offer pleasing offerings to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

  • Dan 5:17
    66%

    17Then Daniel answered the king, 'You may keep your gifts or give your rewards to someone else; nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.'

  • Dan 6:1
    66%

    1Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about sixty-two years of age.

  • Esth 1:4
    66%

    4He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his majestic greatness for many days—one hundred and eighty days in total.

  • Dan 3:12
    66%

    12But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego—whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon. These men do not pay attention to you, O king; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.

  • Ezra 8:21
    66%

    21I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.

  • Dan 5:12-13
    2 verses
    66%

    12Because he was found to have an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, intelligence, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems, this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, can solve these mysteries. Now summon Daniel, and he will give the interpretation.

    13So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, 'Are you Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?'

  • Ezra 4:14
    65%

    14Now, because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, we are sending this message to inform the king.

  • Dan 2:26
    65%

    26The king said to Daniel, who was also called Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream which I saw and its interpretation?"

  • Jer 52:34
    65%

    34As long as he lived, his regular food allowance was given to him by the king of Babylon, day by day, until his death.

  • Dan 6:16
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    16Then the men went as a group to the king and said, 'Remember, O king, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians, no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.'

  • Gen 42:33
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    33'Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, "This is how I will know if you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me and take food for your starving households and go.

  • Gen 42:10
    65%

    10But they said to him, 'No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy food.