Of the king's meat; such as he had at his own table, wherein his bounty and humanity appeared towards them the more conspicuous, they being captives. By this preparation they were judged fit to stand before the king. Men of ingenuity and proficiency are fit to stand before kings, Proverbs 22:29.
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Daniel 1:5
5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the winea which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.