Daniel 8:16
Context8:16 Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, “Gabriel, 1 enable this person to understand the vision.”
Daniel 11:32
Context11:32 Then with smooth words he will defile 2 those who have rejected 3 the covenant. But the people who are loyal to 4 their God will act valiantly. 5


[8:16] 1 sn The only angels whose names are given in the OT are Gabriel (Dan 8:16; 9:21; cf. Luke 1:19, 26) and Michael (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; cf. Jude 9; Rev 12:7). The name Gabriel means in Hebrew “man of God,” and Michael means “who is like God?”
[11:32] 3 tn Heb “acted wickedly toward.”
[11:32] 4 tn Heb “know.” The term “know” sometimes means “to recognize.” In relational contexts it can have the connotation “recognize the authority of, be loyal to,” as it does here.
[11:32] 5 sn This is an allusion to the Maccabean revolt, which struggled to bring about Jewish independence in the second century