Daniel 1:4-5

New International Version

⁴ young men without any physical defect, handsome,^(A) showing aptitude for every kind of learning,^(B) well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language^(C) and literature of the Babylonians.^{[a] 5} The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine^(D) from the king’s table.^(E) They were to be trained for three years,^(F) and after that they were to enter the king’s service.^(G)