Daniel 1:13

1:13 Then compare our appearance ¹  with that of ²  the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; ³  deal with us ⁴  in light of what you see.”

Daniel 4:31

4:31 While these words were still on the king’s lips, ⁵  a voice came down from heaven: “It is hereby announced to you, ⁶  King Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom has been removed from you!

Daniel 11:18

11:18 Then he will turn his attention ⁷  to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander ⁸  will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, ⁹  he will make him pay for his shameful conduct. ¹⁰ 

Daniel 11:21

11:21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person ¹¹  to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.

Daniel 11:32

11:32 Then with smooth words he will defile ¹²  those who have rejected ¹³  the covenant. But the people who are loyal to ¹⁴  their God will act valiantly. ¹⁵ 

Daniel 11:43

11:43 He will have control over the hidden stores of gold and silver, as well as all the treasures of Egypt. Libyans and Ethiopians ¹⁶  will submit to him. ¹⁷ 

[1:13]  ¹ tn Heb “let our appearance be seen before you.”

[1:13]  ² tn Heb “the appearance of.”

[1:13]  ³ tn Heb “delicacies of the king.” So also in v. 15.

[1:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “your servants.”

[4:31]  ⁵ tn Aram “in the mouth of the king.”

[4:31]  ⁶ tn Aram “to you they say.”

[11:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “his face.” See v. 19 as well.

[11:18]  ⁸ sn The commander is probably the Roman commander, Lucius Cornelius Scipio.

[11:18]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew here is difficult in that the negative בִּלְתִּי (biltiy, “not”) is used in an unusual way. The sense is not entirely clear.

[11:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his shameful conduct he will return to him.”

[11:21]  ¹¹ sn This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 175-164 B.C.).

[11:32]  ¹² tn Or “corrupt.”

[11:32]  ¹³ tn Heb “acted wickedly toward.”

[11:32]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “know.” The term “know” sometimes means “to recognize.” In relational contexts it can have the connotation “recognize the authority of, be loyal to,” as it does here.

[11:32]  ¹⁵ sn This is an allusion to the Maccabean revolt, which struggled to bring about Jewish independence in the second century B.C.

[11:43]  ¹⁶ tn Or “Nubians” (NIV, NCV); Heb “Cushites.”

[11:43]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Libyans and Cushites [will be] at his footsteps.”