Daniel 1:7

1:7 But the overseer of the court officials renamed them. He gave ¹  Daniel the name Belteshazzar, Hananiah he named Shadrach, Mishael he named Meshach, and Azariah he named Abednego. ² 

Daniel 2:7

2:7 They again replied, “Let the king inform us ³  of the dream; then we will disclose its ⁴  interpretation.”

Daniel 2:19

2:19 Then in a night vision the mystery was revealed to Daniel. So Daniel praised ⁵  the God of heaven,

Daniel 5:22

5:22 “But you, his son ⁶  Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, ⁷  although you knew all this.

Daniel 7:12

7:12 As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living ⁸  for a time and a season.

Daniel 11:19

11:19 He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.

[1:7]  ¹ tc The LXX and Vulgate lack the verb here.

[1:7]  ² sn The meanings of the Babylonian names are more conjectural than is the case with the Hebrew names. The probable etymologies are as follows: Belteshazzar means “protect his life,” although the MT vocalization may suggest “Belti, protect the king” (cf. Dan 4:8); Shadrach perhaps means “command of Aku”; Meshach is of uncertain meaning; Abednego means “servant of Nego.” Assigning Babylonian names to the Hebrew youths may have been an attempt to erase from their memory their Israelite heritage.

[2:7]  ³ tn Aram “his servants.”

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Or “the.”

[2:19]  ⁵ tn Or “blessed.”

[5:22]  ⁶ tn Or “descendant”; or “successor.”

[5:22]  ⁷ tn Aram “your heart.”

[7:12]  ⁸ tn Aram “a prolonging of life was granted to them.”