Daniel 1:17

1:17 Now as for these four young men, God endowed them with knowledge and skill in all sorts of literature and wisdom – and Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Daniel 4:7

4:7 When the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners entered, I recounted the dream for them. But they were unable to make known its interpretation to me.

Daniel 4:31

4:31 While these words were still on the king’s lips, ¹  a voice came down from heaven: “It is hereby announced to you, ²  King Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom has been removed from you!

Daniel 6:5

6:5 So these men concluded, ³  “We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is ⁴  in connection with the law of his God.”

Daniel 6:14

6:14 When the king heard this, ⁵  he was very upset and began thinking about ⁶  how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon ⁷  he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.

Daniel 6:18

6:18 Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions ⁸  were brought to him. He was unable to sleep. ⁹ 

Daniel 7:10

7:10 A river of fire was streaming forth

and proceeding from his presence.

Many thousands were ministering to him;

Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. ¹⁰ 

The court convened ¹¹ 

and the books were opened.

Daniel 11:14

11:14 “In those times many will oppose ¹²  the king of the south. ¹³  Those who are violent ¹⁴  among your own people will rise up in confirmation of ¹⁵  the vision, but they will falter.

Daniel 12:4

12:4 “But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, ¹⁶  and knowledge will increase.”

[4:31]  ¹ tn Aram “in the mouth of the king.”

[4:31]  ² tn Aram “to you they say.”

[6:5]  ³ tn Aram “were saying.”

[6:5]  ⁴ tn Aram “unless we find [it] against him.”

[6:14]  ⁵ tn Aram “the word.”

[6:14]  ⁶ tn Aram “placed his mind on.”

[6:14]  ⁷ tn Aram “the entrances of the sun.”

[6:18]  ⁸ tn The meaning of Aramaic דַּחֲוָה (dakhavah) is a crux interpretum. Suggestions include “music,” “dancing girls,” “concubines,” “table,” “food” – all of which are uncertain. The translation employed here, suggested by earlier scholars, is deliberately vague. A number of recent English versions follow a similar approach with “entertainment” (e.g., NASB, NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). On this word see further, HALOT 1849-50 s.v.; E. Vogt, Lexicon linguae aramaicae, 37.

[6:18]  ⁹ tn Aram “his sleep fled from him.”

[7:10]  ¹⁰ tn Aram “were standing before him.”

[7:10]  ¹¹ tn Aram “judgment sat.”

[11:14]  ¹² tn Heb “stand against.”

[11:14]  ¹³ sn This was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (ca. 203-181 B.C.).

[11:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “sons of violence.” “Son(s) is sometimes used idiomatically in Hebrew to indicate that someone is characterized by a certain quality. So the expression “sons of violence” means that these individuals will be characterized by violent deeds.

[11:14]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to cause to stand.”

[12:4]  ¹⁶ tn Or “will run back and forth”; KJV “shall run to and fro”; NIV “will go here and there”; CEV “will go everywhere.”

[12:4]  sn Many will dash about is probably an allusion to Amos 8:12.