3:1
The chosen youths were trained in the writings, calculations, and speech of the Kasdim, and were appointed provisions from the royal table.
3:2
Dani’el guarded himself from defilement and asked for food that would not violate the inherited order.
3:3
Wisdom and understanding were granted to him beyond the court diviners, especially discernment of dreams and hidden signs.
3:4
The court recognized his ability, yet the source of knowledge remained outside the king’s pantheon and outside imperial patronage.