Daniel 8:14

8:14 He said to me, “To 2,300 evenings and mornings; ¹  then the sanctuary will be put right again.” ² 

Daniel 6:1

Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den

6:1 It seemed like a good idea to Darius ³  to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps ⁴  who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

Daniel 12:12

12:12 Blessed is the one who waits and attains to the 1,335 days.

Daniel 12:11

12:11 From the time that the daily sacrifice is removed and the abomination that causes desolation is set in place, ⁵  there are 1,290 days.

Daniel 8:26

8:26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. ⁶  But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”

Daniel 7:10

7:10 A river of fire was streaming forth

and proceeding from his presence.

Many thousands were ministering to him;

Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. ⁷ 

The court convened ⁸ 

and the books were opened.

[8:14]  ¹ sn The language of evenings and mornings is reminiscent of the creation account in Genesis 1. Since “evening and morning” is the equivalent of a day, the reference here would be to 2,300 days. However, some interpreters understand the reference to be to the evening sacrifice and the morning sacrifice, in which case the reference would be to only 1,150 days. Either way, the event that marked the commencement of this period is unclear. The event that marked the conclusion of the period is the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem following the atrocious and sacrilegious acts that Antiochus implemented. This took place on December 25, 165 B.C. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah each year commemorates this victory.

[8:14]  ² tn Heb “will be vindicated” or “will be justified.” This is the only occurrence of this verb in the Niphal in the OT. English versions interpret it as “cleansed” (KJV, ASV), “restored” (NASB, TEV, NLT), or “reconsecrated” (NIV).

[6:1]  ³ tn Aram “It was pleasing before Darius.”

[6:1]  ⁴ tn This is a technical term for an official placed in charge of a region of the empire (cf. KJV, NLT “prince[s]”; NCV, TEV “governors”). These satraps were answerable to a supervisor, who in turn answered to Darius.

[12:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “to give.”

[8:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “truth.”

[7:10]  ⁹ tn Aram “were standing before him.”

[7:10]  ¹⁰ tn Aram “judgment sat.”