다니엘 1:12-15 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:13

Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. The Septuagint Version here differs considerably from the Massoretic text; it is as follows: "And should our countenance appear more downcast than ( διατετραμμένη παρὰ ) those other youths who eat of the royal feast, according as thou seest good ( θέλῃς ), so deal with thy servants." In the text before the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:14

So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. The literal rendering is, And he hearkened unto them as to this matter , proved them ten days. The Septuagint reading is again peculiar, "And he dealt with them after this manner, and proved them ten days." ישמע is not very unlike יעשה , nor לדבד very unlike כדבר , and this is all the change implied. The Massoretic reading seems the more natural, but it might be argued that this very naturalness is the result... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:15

At the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. The Septuagint is a little paraphrastic, and renders, "After ten days their countenance appeared beautiful and their habit of body better than that of the other young men who ate of the king's meat." Theodotion is painfully faithful to the Massoretic text. The Peshitta translates טוב ( ṭōb ), "good," "fair," by sha-peera , "beautiful."... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 1:12

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days - A period which would indicate the probable result of the entire experiment. If during that period there were no indications of diminished health, beauty, or vigour, it would not be unfair to presume that the experiment in behalf of temperance would be successful, and it would not be improper then to ask that it might be continued longer.And let them give us pulse to eat - Margin, “of pulse that we may eat.” Hebrew, “Let them give us of pulse, and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 1:13

Then let our countenances be looked upon - One of the “objects” to be secured by this whole trial was to promote their personal beauty, and their healthful appearance Daniel 1:4-5, and Daniel was willing that the trial should be made with reference to that, and that a judgment should be formed from the observed effect of their temperate mode of life. The Hebrew word rendered countenance (מראה mar'eh) is not limited to the “face,” as the word countenance is with us. It refers to the whole... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 1:14

So he consented to them in this matter - Hebrew, “he heard them in this thing.” The experiment was such, since it was to be for so short a time, that he ran little risk in the matter, as at the end of the ten days he supposed that it would be easy to change their mode of diet if the trial was unsuccessful. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 1:15

And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer - Hebrew, “good;” that is, they appeared more beautiful and healthful. The experiment was successful. There was no diminution of beauty, of vigour, or of the usual indications of health. One of the results of a course of temperance appears in the countenance, and it is among the wise appointments of God that it should be so. He has so made us, that while the other parts of the body may be protected from the gaze of men, it is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 1:11-12

Daniel 1:11-12. Then said Daniel, Prove thy servants, I beseech, thee To satisfy him that there would be no danger of any ill consequence, Daniel desires the matter might be put to a trial for ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat The word הזרעים , here used, seems to signify fruits or vegetables; or rather, according to the Greek interpreter, seeds in general. At the 16th verse the word is זרענים , seeds, and some MSS. read it so in this verse. The sense is doubtless the same in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 1:15

Daniel 1:15. At the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, &c. The poor pulse, seeds, and roots, nourished and strengthened Daniel and his companions more than the rich food which the others ate from the king’s table nourished them. Although this might, in part, be the natural effect of their temperance, yet it must chiefly be ascribed to the special blessing of God, which will make a little go a great way, and a dinner of herbs more nutritive and strengthening than a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 1:1-21

1:1-6:28 STORIES ABOUT DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDSTraining for Nebuchadnezzar’s court (1:1-21)Babylon’s first attack on Jerusalem came in 605 BC, during the reign of the Judean king Jehoiakim. In keeping with the usual practice among conquerors in ancient times, the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar plundered the temple of the conquered people, carried off its sacred objects and placed them in his own temple. In this way Nebuchadnezzar demonstrated his belief that Babylon’s gods were superior to the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 1:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 1:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 1:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 1:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 1:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 1:11-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 1:15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 1:1-21

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