Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Daniel 1:5 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Daniel 1:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 1 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. the wine: Heb. the wine of his drink”
Daniel 1:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Daniel 1:5
The 'daily provision of the king's meat' represents Babylon's generosity and the temptation it creates. Royal food was both honor and snare—honor because it elevated these captives, snare because it compromised dietary law and likely included food offered to idols. The phrase 'nourishing them three years' shows systematic preparation for service. Worldly systems offer provision and advancement, testing whether believers will compromise convictions for comfort and opportunity.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Daniel 1:5
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“Hananiah”
“happy are these your servants”
“nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
“and went throughout all the land of Egypt.”
“If you return”
“praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen”
“Give us day by day our daily bread.”
“and sixty measures of meal”
“saying”
“there was a continual allowance given him of the king”