Daniel 2:19

2:19 Then in a night vision the mystery was revealed to Daniel. So Daniel praised ¹  the God of heaven,

Daniel 2:17

2:17 Then Daniel went to his home and informed his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the matter.

Daniel 5:9

5:9 Then King Belshazzar was very terrified, and he was visibly shaken. ²  His nobles were completely dumbfounded.

Daniel 6:11

6:11 Then those officials who had gone to the king ³  came by collusion and found Daniel praying and asking for help before his God.

Daniel 6:21

6:21 Then Daniel spoke to ⁴  the king, “O king, live forever!

Daniel 2:15

2:15 He inquired of Arioch the king’s deputy, “Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” ⁵  Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter.

Daniel 5:6

5:6 Then all the color drained from the king’s face ⁶  and he became alarmed. ⁷  The joints of his hips gave way, ⁸  and his knees began knocking together.

Daniel 5:8

5:8 So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its ⁹  interpretation to the king.

Daniel 6:5-6

6:5 So these men concluded, ¹⁰  “We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is ¹¹  in connection with the law of his God.”

6:6 So these supervisors and satraps came by collusion ¹²  to the king and said ¹³  to him, “O King Darius, live forever!

Daniel 6:18

6:18 Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions ¹⁴  were brought to him. He was unable to sleep. ¹⁵ 

Daniel 2:25

2:25 So Arioch quickly ushered Daniel into the king’s presence, saying to him, “I ¹⁶  have found a man from the captives of Judah who can make known the interpretation to the king.”

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 3:24

God Delivers His Servants

3:24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was startled and quickly got up. He said to his ministers, “Wasn’t it three men that we tied up and threw ¹⁷  into ¹⁸  the fire?” They replied to the king, “For sure, O king.”

Daniel 4:19

Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

4:19 Then Daniel (whose name is also Belteshazzar) was upset for a brief time; ¹⁹  his thoughts were alarming him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream and its interpretation alarm you.” But Belteshazzar replied, “Sir, ²⁰  if only the dream were for your enemies and its interpretation applied to your adversaries!

Daniel 6:3-4

6:3 Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the other supervisors and the satraps, for he had an extraordinary spirit. In fact, the king intended to appoint him over the entire kingdom. 6:4 Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find ²¹  some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. ²²  But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, ²³  because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption. ²⁴ 

Daniel 6:14

6:14 When the king heard this, ²⁵  he was very upset and began thinking about ²⁶  how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon ²⁷  he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.

Daniel 7:19

7:19 “Then I wanted to know the meaning ²⁸  of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others. It was very dreadful, with two rows of iron teeth and bronze claws, and it devoured, crushed, and trampled anything that was left with its feet.

[2:19]  ¹ tn Or “blessed.”

[5:9]  ² tn Aram “his visage altered upon him.” So also in v. 10.

[6:11]  ³ tn Aram “those men”; the referent (the administrative officials who had earlier approached the king about the edict) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:21]  ⁴ tn Aram “with.”

[2:15]  ⁵ tn The Aramaic word מְהַחְצְפָה (mÿhakhtsÿfah) may refer to the severity of the king’s decree (i.e., “harsh”; so HALOT 1879 s.v. חצף; BDB 1093 s.v. חֲצַף), although it would seem that in a delicate situation such as this Daniel would avoid this kind of criticism of the king’s actions. The translation above understands the word to refer to the immediacy, not harshness, of the decree. See further, F. Rosenthal, Grammar, 50, §116; E. Vogt, Lexicon linguae aramaicae, 67.

[5:6]  ⁶ tn Aram “[the king’s] brightness changed for him.”

[5:6]  ⁷ tn Aram “his thoughts were alarming him.”

[5:6]  ⁸ tn Aram “his loins went slack.”

[5:8]  ⁷ tc Read וּפִשְׁרֵהּ (ufishreh) with the Qere rather than וּפִשְׁרָא (ufishra’) of the Kethib.

[6:5]  ⁸ tn Aram “were saying.”

[6:5]  ⁹ tn Aram “unless we find [it] against him.”

[6:6]  ⁹ tn The Aramaic verb רְגַשׁ (rÿgash) occurs three times in this chapter (vv. 7, 12, 16). Its meaning is widely disputed by commentators, and the versions vary considerably in how they render the word. The suggestion that it means “to come thronging” (BDB 1112 s.v.; cf. NAB) seems inappropriate, since it is unlikely that subordinates would enter a royal court in such a reckless fashion. The ancient versions struggled with the word and are not in agreement in their understanding of its meaning. In this chapter the word apparently means to act in agreement with other parties in the pursuit of a duplicitous goal, namely the entrapment of Daniel. Cf. NIV, NCV “went as a group”; NRSV “conspired and came to the king.”

[6:6]  ¹⁰ tn Aram “thus they were saying.”

[6:18]  ¹⁰ tn The meaning of Aramaic דַּחֲוָה (dakhavah) is a crux interpretum. Suggestions include “music,” “dancing girls,” “concubines,” “table,” “food” – all of which are uncertain. The translation employed here, suggested by earlier scholars, is deliberately vague. A number of recent English versions follow a similar approach with “entertainment” (e.g., NASB, NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). On this word see further, HALOT 1849-50 s.v.; E. Vogt, Lexicon linguae aramaicae, 37.

[6:18]  ¹¹ tn Aram “his sleep fled from him.”

[2:25]  ¹¹ sn Arioch’s claim is self-serving and exaggerated. It is Daniel who came to him, and not the other way around. By claiming to have found one capable of solving the king’s dilemma, Arioch probably hoped to ingratiate himself to the king.

[3:24]  ¹² tn Aram “we threw…bound.”

[3:24]  ¹³ tn Aram “into the midst of.”

[4:19]  ¹³ tn Aram “about one hour.” The expression refers idiomatically to a brief period of time of undetermined length.

[4:19]  ¹⁴ tn Aram “my lord.”

[6:4]  ¹⁴ tn Aram “looking to find.”

[6:4]  ¹⁵ tn Aram “from the side of the kingdom.”

[6:4]  ¹⁶ tn Aram “pretext and corruption.”

[6:4]  ¹⁷ tn Aram “no negligence or corruption was found in him.” The Greek version of Theodotion lacks the phrase “and no negligence or corruption was found in him.”

[6:14]  ¹⁵ tn Aram “the word.”

[6:14]  ¹⁶ tn Aram “placed his mind on.”

[6:14]  ¹⁷ tn Aram “the entrances of the sun.”

[7:19]  ¹⁶ tn Aram “to make certain.”