# Daniel 1:5

> The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.

— Daniel 1:5, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 605 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Daniel 1:1 dates itself by the third year of Jehoiakim; the Babylonian Chronicle (ABC 5) puts Nebuchadnezzar's first campaign in the Levant in 605 BC.

## Who ruled

- **Nebuchadnezzar II**, king of Babylon, 605-562 BC · Source: Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), which date the Battle of Carchemish and the first campaign against Judah; Berossus, cited by Josephus in Against Apion I
- **Neco II**, pharaoh of Egypt, 610-595 BC · Source: Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), Battle of Carchemish; Herodotus II

## See also

- Daniel 1:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1/19
- 1 Kings 10:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/10/8
- Daniel 1:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1/8

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1/5
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/1
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).