14. So the guard agreed to test Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah for ten days.
15. After ten days, Daniel and his friends looked healthier than all the young men who ate the king’s food.
16. So the guard continued to take away the king’s special food and wine and to give only vegetables to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
17. God gave these four young men the wisdom and ability to learn many different kinds of writing and science. Daniel could also understand all kinds of visions and dreams.
18. At the end of the three years of training, Ashpenaz brought all the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar.