Daniel 6:24

6:24 The king gave another order, ¹  and those men who had maliciously accused ²  Daniel were brought and thrown ³  into the lions’ den – they, their children, and their wives. ⁴  They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Daniel 10:12

10:12 Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind ⁵  to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.

Daniel 11:7

11:7 “There will arise in his ⁶  place one from her family line ⁷  who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. ⁸ 

[6:24]  ¹ tn Aram “said.”

[6:24]  ² tn Aram “had eaten the pieces of.” The Aramaic expression is ironic, in that the accusers who had figuratively “eaten the pieces of Daniel” are themselves literally devoured by the lions.

[6:24]  ³ tn The Aramaic active impersonal verb is often used as a substitute for the passive.

[6:24]  ⁴ tc The LXX specifies only the two overseers, together with their families, as those who were cast into the lions’ den.

[10:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “gave your heart.”

[11:7]  ⁶ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

[11:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

[11:7]  sn The reference to one from her family line is probably to Berenice’s brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes (ca. 246-221 B.C.).

[11:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”