Daniel 1:6

1:6 As it turned out, ¹  among these young men ²  were some from Judah: ³  Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. ⁴ 

Daniel 1:4

1:4 young men in whom there was no physical defect and who were handsome, ⁵  well versed in all kinds of wisdom, well educated ⁶  and having keen insight, ⁷  and who were capable ⁸  of entering the king’s royal service ⁹  – and to teach them the literature and language ¹⁰  of the Babylonians. ¹¹ 

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 

Daniel 11:35

11:35 Even some of the wise will stumble, resulting in their refinement, purification, and cleansing until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.

¹ tn Heb “and it happened that.”

² tn Heb “among them”; the referent (the young men taken captive from Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “the sons of Judah.”

⁴ sn The names reflect a Jewish heritage. In Hebrew Daniel means “God is my judge”; Hananiah means “the Lord is gracious”; Mishael means “who is what God is?”; Azariah means “the Lord has helped.”

⁵ tn Heb “good of appearance.”

⁶ tn Heb “knowers of knowledge.”

⁷ tn Heb “understanders of knowledge.”

⁸ tn Heb “who had strength.”

⁹ tn Heb “to stand in the palace of the king.” Cf. vv. 5, 19.

¹⁰ sn The language of the Chaldeans referred to here is Akkadian, an East Semitic cuneiform language.

¹¹ tn Heb “Chaldeans” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV). This is an ancient name for the Babylonians.

⁹ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

¹⁰ tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

¹¹ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”