15. After ten days they looked very healthy. They looked better than all of the young men who ate the king’s food.
16. So the guard took away the king’s special food and wine. He gave Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah vegetables instead.
17. God gave these four men wisdom and the ability to learn. They learned many kinds of things people had written and studied. Daniel could also understand all kinds of visions and dreams.
18. The end of the three years came. And Ashpenaz brought all of the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar.
19. The king talked to them. He found that none of the young men were as good as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. So those four young men became the king’s servants.
20. Every time the king asked them about something important, they showed much wisdom and understanding. He found they were ten times better than all the fortune-tellers and magicians in his kingdom.
21. So Daniel continued to be the king’s servant until the first year Cyrus was king.