Daniel 8:9
Konteks8:9 From one of them came a small horn. 1 But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land. 2
Daniel 11:5
Konteks11:5 “Then the king of the south 3 and one of his subordinates 4 will grow strong. His subordinate 5 will resist 6 him and will rule a kingdom greater than his. 7
[8:9] 1 sn This small horn is Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who controlled the Seleucid kingdom from ca. 175-164
[8:9] 2 sn The expression the beautiful land (Heb. הַצֶּבִי [hatsÿvi] = “the beauty”) is a cryptic reference to the land of Israel. Cf. 11:16, 41, where it is preceded by the word אֶרֶץ (’erets, “land”).
[11:5] 3 sn The king of the south is Ptolemy I Soter (ca. 323-285
[11:5] 5 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the subordinate prince mentioned in the previous clause) has been specified in the translation for clarity.