Daniel purposed in his heart. — He was cautious from the first. He feared that he might eat something that had been consecrated to idols. (See 1 Corinthians 8)
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Daniel 1:8
8 But 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.