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Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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THE MESSAGE
Daniel 1:14
The steward agreed to do it and fed them vegetables and water for ten days. At the end of the ten days they looked better and more robust than all the others who had been eating from the royal menu. So the steward continued to exempt them from the royal menu of food and drink and served them only vegetables.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He agreed with them about this and tested them for ten days.
He agreed with them about this and tested them for ten days.
Hebrew Names Version
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
King James Version
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
English Standard Version
So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
New American Standard Bible
So he listened to them in this matter, and put them to the test for ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and put them to the test for ten days.
New Century Version
So the guard agreed to test them for ten days.
So the guard agreed to test them for ten days.
Amplified Bible
So the man listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
So the man listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So hee consented to them in this matter, an proued them ten dayes.
So hee consented to them in this matter, an proued them ten dayes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
Berean Standard Bible
So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
Contemporary English Version
The guard agreed to do what Daniel had asked.
The guard agreed to do what Daniel had asked.
Complete Jewish Bible
He agreed to do what they had asked and gave them a ten-day test.
He agreed to do what they had asked and gave them a ten-day test.
Darby Translation
And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the guard agreed to test Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah for ten days.
So the guard agreed to test Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah for ten days.
George Lamsa Translation
So he consented to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
So he consented to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
Good News Translation
He agreed to let them try it for ten days.
He agreed to let them try it for ten days.
Lexham English Bible
So he agreed to this proposal with them, and he tested them for ten days.
So he agreed to this proposal with them, and he tested them for ten days.
Literal Translation
And he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
And he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So he consented to them in this matter, ad proued the x. dayes.
So he consented to them in this matter, ad proued the x. dayes.
American Standard Version
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Bible in Basic English
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and tried them ten days.
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and tried them ten days.
King James Version (1611)
So hee consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
So hee consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So he consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he hearkened to them, and proved them ten days.
And he hearkened to them, and proved them ten days.
English Revised Version
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
World English Bible
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he herde siche a word, he asaiede hem bi ten daies.
And whanne he herde siche a word, he asaiede hem bi ten daies.
Update Bible Version
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Webster's Bible Translation
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
New English Translation
So the warden agreed to their proposal and tested them for ten days.
So the warden agreed to their proposal and tested them for ten days.
New King James Version
So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days.
So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days.
New Living Translation
The attendant agreed to Daniel's suggestion and tested them for ten days.
The attendant agreed to Daniel's suggestion and tested them for ten days.
New Life Bible
So he listened to them, and tested them for ten days.
So he listened to them, and tested them for ten days.
New Revised Standard
So he agreed to this proposal and tested them for ten days.
So he agreed to this proposal and tested them for ten days.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then he hearkened unto them, according to this word, - and proved them ten-days;
So then he hearkened unto them, according to this word, - and proved them ten-days;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had heard these words, he tried them for ten days.
And when he had heard these words, he tried them for ten days.
Revised Standard Version
So he hearkened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
So he hearkened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
Young's Literal Translation
And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:
And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:
Contextual Overview
8But Daniel determined that he would not defile himself by eating the king's food or drinking his wine, so he asked the head of the palace staff to exempt him from the royal diet. The head of the palace staff, by God's grace, liked Daniel, but he warned him, "I'm afraid of what my master the king will do. He is the one who assigned this diet and if he sees that you are not as healthy as the rest, he'll have my head!" 11But Daniel appealed to a steward who had been assigned by the head of the palace staff to be in charge of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: "Try us out for ten days on a simple diet of vegetables and water. Then compare us with the young men who eat from the royal menu. Make your decision on the basis of what you see." 14The steward agreed to do it and fed them vegetables and water for ten days. At the end of the ten days they looked better and more robust than all the others who had been eating from the royal menu. So the steward continued to exempt them from the royal menu of food and drink and served them only vegetables.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.
Genesis 1:3
God spoke: "Light!" And light appeared. God saw that light was good and separated light from dark. God named the light Day, he named the dark Night. It was evening, it was morning— Day One.
God spoke: "Light!" And light appeared. God saw that light was good and separated light from dark. God named the light Day, he named the dark Night. It was evening, it was morning— Day One.
Genesis 1:6
God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!" God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.
God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!" God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.
Genesis 1:9
God spoke: "Separate! Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place; Land, appear!" And there it was. God named the land Earth. He named the pooled water Ocean. God saw that it was good.
God spoke: "Separate! Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place; Land, appear!" And there it was. God named the land Earth. He named the pooled water Ocean. God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.
Genesis 1:16
God made two big lights, the larger to take charge of Day, The smaller to be in charge of Night; and he made the stars. God placed them in the heavenly sky to light up Earth And oversee Day and Night, to separate light and dark. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Four.
God made two big lights, the larger to take charge of Day, The smaller to be in charge of Night; and he made the stars. God placed them in the heavenly sky to light up Earth And oversee Day and Night, to separate light and dark. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Four.
Genesis 1:20
God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life! Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!" God created the huge whales, all the swarm of life in the waters, And every kind and species of flying birds. God saw that it was good. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocean! Birds, reproduce on Earth!" It was evening, it was morning— Day Five.
God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life! Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!" God created the huge whales, all the swarm of life in the waters, And every kind and species of flying birds. God saw that it was good. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocean! Birds, reproduce on Earth!" It was evening, it was morning— Day Five.
Genesis 1:26
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
Genesis 8:22
For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night will never stop."
For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night will never stop."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So he consented to them in all this matter,.... Or, "hearkened to them" e; being convinced that it was a very reasonable request, and the matter was fairly put; and especially as he saw, if it succeeded to their wish, it would be to his profit; since the meat and drink of these four persons would be his perquisite, and fetch him money; pulse and water being to be obtained at an easy rate:
and proved them ten days; tried the experiment, by giving them pulse and water only during this time, in order to see how it would agree with them; and whether any visible alteration could be discerned in their countenances, so as to bring him or his master into suspicion and danger.
e וישמע להם "auscultans eis", Junius Tremellius, Broughtonus "auscultavit eis", Pisator, Cocceius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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.
