At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
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- KJV Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
- BSB Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
- ESV At the end of the time, when the king had commanded that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
- NKJV Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
- NASB Then at the end of the days which the king had specified for presenting them, the commander of the officials presented them before Nebuchadnezzar.
- NLT When the training period ordered by the king was completed, the chief of staff brought all the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar.
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- Dan 1:5The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at its end they should stand before the king.
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