Daniel 2:13

2:13 So a decree went out, and the wise men were about ¹  to be executed. They also sought ²  Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.

Daniel 4:6

4:6 So I issued an order ³  for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought ⁴  before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Daniel 6:1

Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den

6:1 It seemed like a good idea to Darius ⁵  to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps ⁶  who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

Daniel 6:11

6:11 Then those officials who had gone to the king ⁷  came by collusion and found Daniel praying and asking for help before his God.

Daniel 11:26

11:26 Those who share the king’s fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; ⁸  many will be killed in battle.

[2:13]  ¹ tn The Aramaic participle is used here to express the imminent future.

[2:13]  ² tn The impersonal active plural (“they sought”) of the Aramaic verb could also be translated as an English passive: “Daniel and his friends were sought” (cf. NAB).

[4:6]  ³ tn Aram “from me there was placed a decree.”

[4:6]  ⁴ tn The Aramaic infinitive here is active.

[6:1]  ⁵ tn Aram “It was pleasing before Darius.”

[6:1]  ⁶ tn This is a technical term for an official placed in charge of a region of the empire (cf. KJV, NLT “prince[s]”; NCV, TEV “governors”). These satraps were answerable to a supervisor, who in turn answered to Darius.

[6:11]  ⁷ tn Aram “those men”; the referent (the administrative officials who had earlier approached the king about the edict) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:26]  ⁸ tc The present translation reads יִשָׁטֵף (yishatef, passive) rather than the MT יִשְׁטוֹף (yishtof, active).