Daniel 3:28

3:28 Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, ¹  “Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel ²  and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring ³  the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than ⁴  serve or pay homage to any god other than their God!

Daniel 4:23

4:23 As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him’ –

Daniel 5:7

5:7 The king called out loudly ⁵  to summon ⁶  the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed ⁷  to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple ⁸  and have a golden collar ⁹  placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.

[3:28]  ¹ tn Aram “answered and said.”

[3:28]  ² sn The king identifies the “son of the gods” (v. 25) as an angel. Comparable Hebrew expressions are used elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible for the members of God’s angelic assembly (see Gen 6:2, 4; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Pss 29:1; 89:6). An angel later comes to rescue Daniel from the lions (Dan 6:22).

[3:28]  ³ tn Aram “they changed” or “violated.”

[3:28]  ⁴ tn Aram “so that they might not.”

[5:7]  ⁵ tn Aram “in strength.”

[5:7]  ⁶ tn Aram “cause to enter.”

[5:7]  ⁷ tn Aram “answered and said.”

[5:7]  ⁸ sn Purple was a color associated with royalty in the ancient world.

[5:7]  ⁹ tn The term translated “golden collar” here probably refers to something more substantial than merely a gold chain (cf. NIV, NCV, NRSV, NLT) or necklace (cf. NASB).