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Daniel 2:25

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2:25 So Arioch quickly ushered Daniel into the king’s presence, saying to him, “I 1  have found a man from the captives of Judah who can make known the interpretation to the king.”

Daniel 2:48

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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

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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 2  into 3  the fire?” They replied to the king, “For sure, O king.”

Daniel 4:19

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Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

4:19 Then Daniel (whose name is also Belteshazzar) was upset for a brief time; 4  his thoughts were alarming him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream and its interpretation alarm you.” But Belteshazzar replied, “Sir, 5  if only the dream were for your enemies and its interpretation applied to your adversaries!

Daniel 6:3-4

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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 6  some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. 7  But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, 8  because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption. 9 

Daniel 6:14

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6:14 When the king heard this, 10  he was very upset and began thinking about 11  how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon 12  he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.

Daniel 7:19

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7:19 “Then I wanted to know the meaning 13  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.

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[2:25]  1 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]  2 tn Aram “we threw…bound.”

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

[4:19]  3 tn Aram “about one hour.” The expression refers idiomatically to a brief period of time of undetermined length.

[4:19]  4 tn Aram “my lord.”

[6:4]  4 tn Aram “looking to find.”

[6:4]  5 tn Aram “from the side of the kingdom.”

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

[6:4]  7 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]  5 tn Aram “the word.”

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

[6:14]  7 tn Aram “the entrances of the sun.”

[7:19]  6 tn Aram “to make certain.”



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