Dan 1:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. king's meat-- It is usual for an Eastern king to entertain, from the food of his table, many retainers and royal captives ( , ). The Hebrew for "meat" implies delicacies. stand before the king-- as attendant courtiers; not as eunuchs.

‏ Daniel 1:5

5. king's meat--It is usual for an Eastern king to entertain, from the food of his table, many retainers and royal captives (Jr 52:33, 34). The Hebrew for "meat" implies delicacies.

stand before the king--as attendant courtiers; not as eunuchs.