Daniel 1:20

1:20 In every matter of wisdom and ¹  insight the king asked them about, he found them to be ten times ²  better than any of the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire empire.

Daniel 11:17

11:17 His intention ³  will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. ⁴  He will give the king of the south ⁵  a daughter ⁶  in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

[1:20]  ¹ tc The MT lacks the conjunction, reading the first word in the phrase as a construct (“wisdom of insight”). While this reading is not impossible, it seems better to follow Theodotion, the Syriac, the Vulgate, and the Sahidic Coptic, all of which have the conjunction.

[1:20]  ² tn Heb “hands.”

[11:17]  ³ tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.

[11:17]  ⁴ tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).

[11:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”

[11:17]  sn The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V.