Daniel 1:11

1:11 Daniel then spoke to the warden ¹  whom the overseer of the court officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

Daniel 8:9

8:9 From one of them came a small horn. ²  But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land. ³ 

Daniel 9:17

9:17 “So now, our God, accept ⁴  the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to ⁵  your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. ⁶ 

Daniel 9:19

9:19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.” ⁷ 

Daniel 10:3

10:3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, ⁸  nor did I anoint myself with oil ⁹  until the end of those three weeks.

Daniel 10:19

10:19 He said to me, “Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. ¹⁰  Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, “Sir, you may speak now, ¹¹  for you have given me strength.”

Daniel 11:7

11:7 “There will arise in his ¹²  place one from her family line ¹³  who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. ¹⁴ 

¹ sn Having failed to convince the overseer, Daniel sought the favor of the warden whom the overseer had appointed to care for the young men.

² sn This small horn is Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who controlled the Seleucid kingdom from ca. 175-164 B.C. Antiochus was extremely hostile toward the Jews and persecuted them mercilessly.

³ 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”).

³ tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.

⁴ tn Heb “let your face shine.” This idiom pictures God smiling in favor. See Pss 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19.

⁵ tn Heb “for the sake of my Lord.” Theodotion has “for your sake.” Cf. v. 19.

⁴ tn Heb “for your name is called over your city and your people.” See the note on this expression in v 18.

⁵ tn Heb “mouth.”

⁶ sn Anointing oneself with oil (usually olive oil) was a common OT practice due to the severity of the Middle Eastern sun (cf. Ps 121:6). It was also associated with rejoicing (e.g., Prov 27:9) and was therefore usually not practiced during a period of mourning.

⁶ tn Heb “treasured man.”

⁷ tn Heb “my lord may speak.”

⁷ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

⁸ tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

⁹ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”