Daniel 3:19

3:19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed ¹  toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders ²  to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.

Daniel 6:2

6:2 Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable ³  to them, so that the king’s interests might not incur damage.

Daniel 7:5

7:5 “Then ⁴  a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs ⁵  in its mouth between its teeth. ⁶  It was told, ⁷  ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’

[3:19]  ¹ tn Aram “the appearance of his face was altered”; cf. NLT “his face became distorted with rage”; NAB “[his] face became livid with utter rage.”

[3:19]  ² tn Aram “he answered and said.”

[6:2]  ³ tn Aram “giving an account.”

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:5]  ⁶ sn The three ribs held securely in the mouth of the bear, perhaps representing Media-Persia, apparently symbolize military conquest, but the exact identity of the “ribs” is not clear. Possibly it is a reference to the Persian conquest of Lydia, Egypt, and Babylonia.

[7:5]  ⁷ tc The LXX lacks the phrase “between its teeth.”

[7:5]  ⁸ tn Aram “and thus they were saying to it.”