Daniel 1:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

‘So the steward took away their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them vegetables.'

Having seen the effects of the diet the steward was willing to continue it. From then on he refrained from giving them the kings' food and wine, and gave them grain and vegetables with water. (This presumably only applied to the four).

Daniel 1:16

16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.