Faithfulness in these little things undoubtedly strengthened them, so that when they were faced with the greater test of bowing down to an idolatrous image, they refused to compromise. ​ — Daniel 1: 3 - 21; 3: 1 - 30.
राजाच्या मेजावरील मिष्टान्‍नांतून खातपीत असलेल्या इतर बंदिवानांपेक्षा ते अधिक आरोग्यवान व बुद्धिमान ठरले.