Daniel 1:12

“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.”

"Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink." - Daniel 1:12
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What does Daniel 1:12 mean?

The book of Daniel, found in the Old Testament of the Bible, is a book of prophecy, history, and faith. It contains tales of Daniel and his friends who were taken captive from Judah to Babylon, where they served in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar. The verse in question, Daniel…

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Daniel 1:12 - "Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink."
Daniel 12:9 - "And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end."
Daniel 12:5 - "¶ Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river."
Daniel 12:12 - "Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days."
Daniel 5:12 - "Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation."
Daniel 12:4 - "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
Daniel 1:11 - "Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,"
Daniel 1:21 - "And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus."
Daniel 1:6 - "Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:"
Daniel 4:10-12 – Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a tree.
Daniel 1:9 - "Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs."
Daniel 2:12 - "For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon."
Daniel 12:3 - "And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever."
Daniel 10:12 - "Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words."
Daniel 4:1-3
"And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end." - Daniel 12:9
Daniel 1:2 - "And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god."
Daniel 1:9
Daniel 3:1
Daniel 12:1 - "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book."
"Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days." - Daniel 12:12
Daniel 12:8 - "And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?"
Daniel 7:12 - "As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time."
Daniel, the faithful dreamer
Daniel 3:28
Daniel 12:2 - "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt."
Daniel 1:17 - "¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams."
Daniel 12:13 - "But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days."
Daniel 12:6 - "And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?"