John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 1:6
Now among these were of the children of Judea , Among those youths that were selected from the rest, and brought up in the above manner, and for the above purposes, who were of the tribe of Judah, and very likely of the house of David, and of royal descent, were the four following persons: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah ; who are particularly mentioned, because they were the most famous and renowned of them, and are concerned in the subsequent history and account of facts: their... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 1:5
And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat ,.... Every day a portion was ordered them, from the king's table, of the richest dainties he himself ate of; which was done not only as an act of royal munificence and generosity, and in respect of their birth and breeding; but also as a bait and snare to allure and entice them, to make them in love with the country and condition in which they were, and to forget their own; as well also in order to preserve their well favoured... read more