Daniel 1:8

1:8 But Daniel made up his mind ¹  that he would not defile ²  himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. ³  He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself.

Daniel 11:20

11:20 There will arise after him ⁴  one ⁵  who will send out an exactor ⁶  of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, ⁷  though not in anger or battle.

Daniel 11:37

11:37 He will not respect ⁸  the gods of his fathers – not even the god loved by women. ⁹  He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.

[1:8]  ¹ tn Heb “placed on his heart.”

[1:8]  ² tn Or “would not make himself ceremonially unclean”; TEV “become ritually unclean.”

[1:8]  ³ tn Heb “with the delicacies of the king and with the wine of his drinking.”

[11:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “on his place.”

[11:20]  ⁵ sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176 B.C.).

[11:20]  ⁶ sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).

[11:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”

[11:37]  ⁷ tn Heb “consider.”

[11:37]  ⁸ tn Heb “[the one] desired by women.” The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.