'Rich' in the Bible
The king assigned a daily ration for them from his finest food and from the wine which he drank. They were to be educated and nourished this way for three years so that at the end of that time they were [prepared] to enter the king’s service.
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile (taint, dishonor) himself with the king’s finest food or with the wine which the king drank; so he asked the commander of the officials that he might [be excused so that he would] not defile himself.
Then let our appearance and the appearance of the young men who eat the king’s finest food be observed and compared by you, and deal with your servants in accordance with what you see.”
At the end of ten days it seemed that they were looking better and healthier than all the young men who ate the king’s finest food.
So the overseer continued to withhold their fine food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.
Yes, those who eat his fine food will betray and destroy him (Ptolemy VI), and his army will be swept away, and many will fall down slain.
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Ample (6 instances)
- Deep (296 instances)
- Fat (155 instances)
- Fertile (61 instances)
- Fine (245 instances)
- Grand (3 instances)
- Luxuriant (14 instances)
- Magnificent (46 instances)
- Plenteous (16 instances)
- Plentiful (30 instances)
- Productive (12 instances)
- Rich (188 instances)
- Robust (5 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
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