Daniel 10:13

10:13 However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia was opposing me for twenty-one days. But ¹  Michael, one of the leading princes, came to help me, because I was left there ²  with the kings of Persia.

Jude 1:9

1:9 But even ³  when Michael the archangel ⁴  was arguing with the devil and debating with him ⁵  concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”

Revelation 12:7

War in Heaven

12:7 Then ⁶  war broke out in heaven: Michael ⁷  and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

[10:13]  ¹ tn Heb “and behold.”

[10:13]  ² tc The Greek version of Theodotion reads “I left him [i.e., Michael] there,” and this is followed by a number of English translations (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT).

[1:9]  ³ tn The word “even” is not in Greek; it is implied by the height of the contrast.

[1:9]  ⁴ sn According to Jewish intertestamental literature (such as 1 En. 20), Michael was one of seven archangels.

[1:9]  ⁵ tn The sentence structure is a bit different in Greek. Literally it reads: “But Michael the archangel, when arguing with the devil and disputing.”

[12:7]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[12:7]  ⁷ sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9).