Daniel 5:18

5:18 As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty. ¹ 

Daniel 2:21

2:21 He changes times and seasons,

deposing some kings

and establishing others. ² 

He gives wisdom to the wise;

he imparts knowledge to those with understanding; ³ 

Daniel 2:37

Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

2:37 “You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has granted you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.

Daniel 7:22

7:22 until the Ancient of Days arrived and judgment was rendered ⁴  in favor of the holy ones of the Most High. Then the time came for the holy ones to take possession of the kingdom.

Daniel 2:38

2:38 Wherever human beings, ⁵  wild animals, ⁶  and birds of the sky live – he has given them into your power. ⁷  He has given you authority over them all. You are the head of gold.

Daniel 2:48

2:48 Then the king elevated Daniel to high position and bestowed on him many marvelous gifts. He granted him authority over the entire province of Babylon and made him the main prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 5:19

5:19 Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear ⁸  before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared ⁹  whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.

¹ tn Or “royal greatness and majestic honor,” if the four terms are understood as a double hendiadys.

² tn Aram “kings.”

³ tn Aram “the knowers of understanding.”

³ tc In the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate the verb is active, understanding “judgment” to be the object rather than the subject of the verb (i.e., “the Ancient of Days rendered judgment”). This presupposes a different vocalization of the verb ( יְהַב [yÿhav] rather than the MT יְהִב [yÿhiv]).

⁴ tn Aram “the sons of man.”

⁵ tn Aram “the beasts of the field.”

⁶ tn Aram “hand.”

⁵ tn Aram “were trembling and fearing.” This can be treated as a hendiadys, “were trembling with fear.”

⁶ tn Aram “let live.” This Aramaic form is the aphel participle of חַיָה(khayah, “to live”). Theodotion and the Vulgate mistakenly take the form to be from מְחָא (mÿkha’, “to smite”).