Daniel 11:23

11:23 After ¹  entering into an alliance with him, he will behave treacherously; he will ascend to power with only a small force. ² 

Daniel 8:8

8:8 The male goat acted even more arrogantly. But no sooner had the large horn become strong than it was broken, and there arose four conspicuous horns ³  in its place, ⁴  extending toward the four winds of the sky. ⁵ 

Daniel 8:3

8:3 I looked up ⁶  and saw ⁷  a ⁸  ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long, ⁹  but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one.

[11:23]  ¹ tn The preposition מִן (min) is probably temporal here (so BDB 583 s.v. 7.c; cf. KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV), although it could also be understood here as indicating means (so J. Goldingay, Daniel [WBC], 279, n. 23a; cf. TEV, NLT).

[11:23]  ² tn Heb “nation.”

[8:8]  ³ tn The word “horns” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[8:8]  ⁴ sn The four conspicuous horns refer to Alexander’s successors. After his death, Alexander’s empire was divided up among four of his generals: Cassander, who took Macedonia and Greece; Lysimachus, who took Thrace and parts of Asia Minor; Seleucus, who took Syria and territory to its east; and Ptolemy, who took control of Egypt.

[8:8]  ⁵ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[8:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “lifted my eyes.”

[8:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “and behold.”

[8:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “one.” The Hebrew numerical adjective occasionally functions like an English indefinite article. See GKC 401 §125.b.

[8:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “high” (also “higher” later in this verse).