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Daniel 1:10 KJV
Daniel · chapter 1 · verse 10
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.Daniel 1:10 · King James Version
Daniel 1:10 in context
8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
9Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
10And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- appointedmânâhproperly, to weigh outH4487 →
- eunuchsçârîyça eunuchH5631 →
- princesara head personH8269 →
- DanielDânîyêʼlDaniel or Danijel, the name of two IsraelitesH1840 →
- drinkmishtehdrink, by implication, drinkingH4960 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We observe here, very much to our satisfaction, I. That Daniel was a favourite with the prince of the eunuchs (Dan 1:9), as Joseph was with the keeper of the prison; he had a tender love for him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-16