Daniel 10:13

10:13 However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia was opposing me for twenty-one days. But ¹  Michael, one of the leading princes, came to help me, because I was left there ²  with the kings of Persia.

Daniel 10:21

10:21 However, I will first tell you what is written in a dependable book. ³  (There is no one who strengthens me against these princes, ⁴  except Michael your ⁵  prince.

Daniel 12:1

12:1 “At that time Michael,

the great prince who watches over your people, ⁶ 

will arise. ⁷ 

There will be a time of distress

unlike any other from the nation’s beginning ⁸ 

up to that time.

But at that time your own people,

all those whose names are ⁹  found written in the book,

will escape.

Revelation 12:7

War in Heaven

12:7 Then ¹⁰  war broke out in heaven: Michael ¹¹  and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

¹ tn Heb “and behold.”

² tc The Greek version of Theodotion reads “I left him [i.e., Michael] there,” and this is followed by a number of English translations (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT).

³ tn Heb “a book of truth.” Several English versions treat this as a title of some sort (cf. NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT), although the NAB’s rendering “the truthful book” regards “truth” as an attributive adjective, as does the present translation.

⁴ tn The word “princes” is supplied for clarity.

⁵ tn The pronoun is plural in Hebrew, suggesting that Michael is the angelic prince of Daniel and his people.

⁵ tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”

⁶ tn Heb “will stand up.”

⁷ tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”

⁸ tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

⁸ sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9).