Daniel 1:9

1:9 Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel. ¹ 

Daniel 1:18

1:18 When the time appointed by the king arrived, ²  the overseer of the court officials brought them into Nebuchadnezzar’s presence.

Daniel 8:11

8:11 It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army, ³  from whom ⁴  the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary ⁵  was thrown down.

Daniel 9:8

9:8 O LORD, we have been humiliated ⁶  – our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors – because we have sinned against you.

Daniel 11:5

11:5 “Then the king of the south ⁷  and one of his subordinates ⁸  will grow strong. His subordinate ⁹  will resist ¹⁰  him and will rule a kingdom greater than his. ¹¹ 

¹ tn Heb “Then God granted Daniel loyal love and compassion before the overseer of the court officials.” The expression “loyal love and compassion” is a hendiadys; the two words combine to express one idea.

² tn Heb “at the end of the days which the king said to bring them.”

³ sn The prince of the army may refer to God (cf. “whose sanctuary” later in the verse) or to the angel Michael (cf. 12:1).

⁴ tn Or perhaps “and by him,” referring to Antiochus rather than to God.

⁵ sn Here the sanctuary is a reference to the temple of God in Jerusalem.

⁴ tn Heb “to us (belongs) shame of face.”

⁵ sn The king of the south is Ptolemy I Soter (ca. 323-285 B.C.). The following reference to one of his subordinates apparently has in view Seleucus I Nicator (ca. 311-280 B.C.). Throughout the remainder of chap. 11 the expressions “king of the south” and “king of the north” repeatedly occur. It is clear, however, that these terms are being used generically to describe the Ptolemaic king (i.e., “of the south”) or the Seleucid king (i.e., “of the north”) who happens to be in power at any particular time. The specific identity of these kings can be established more or less successfully by a comparison of this chapter with the available extra-biblical records that discuss the history of the intertestamental period. In the following notes the generally accepted identifications are briefly mentioned.

⁶ tn Heb “princes.”

⁷ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the subordinate prince mentioned in the previous clause) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “be strong against.”

⁹ tn Heb “greater than his kingdom.”