Daniel 8:9

8:9 From one of them came a small horn. ¹  But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land. ² 

Daniel 9:15

9:15 “Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with great power ³  and made a name for yourself that is remembered to this day – we have sinned and behaved wickedly.

Daniel 9:23

9:23 At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God’s sight. ⁴  Therefore consider the message and understand the vision: ⁵ 

Daniel 10:20

10:20 He said, “Do you know why I have come to you? ⁶  Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming.

Daniel 11:11

11:11 “Then the king of the south ⁷  will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand.

¹ 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.

² 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 “with a powerful hand.”

⁵ tn Or “a precious treasure”; KJV “greatly beloved”; NASB, NIV “highly esteemed.”

⁶ tn This sentence is perhaps a compound hendiadys (“give serious consideration to the revelatory vision”).

⁷ sn The question is rhetorical, intended to encourage reflection on Daniel’s part.

⁹ sn This king of the south refers to Ptolemy IV Philopator (ca. 221-204 B.C.).