Daniel 8:9
Context8:9 From one of them came a small horn. 1 But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land. 2
Daniel 9:15
Context9:15 “Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with great power 3 and made a name for yourself that is remembered to this day – we have sinned and behaved wickedly.
Daniel 9:23
Context9:23 At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God’s sight. 4 Therefore consider the message and understand the vision: 5
Daniel 10:20
Context10:20 He said, “Do you know why I have come to you? 6 Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming.
Daniel 11:11
Context11:11 “Then the king of the south 7 will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand.


[8:9] 1 sn This small horn is Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who controlled the Seleucid kingdom from ca. 175-164
[8:9] 2 sn The expression the beautiful land (Heb. הַצֶּבִי [hatsÿvi] = “the beauty”) is a cryptic reference to the land of Israel. Cf. 11:16, 41, where it is preceded by the word אֶרֶץ (’erets, “land”).
[9:15] 3 tn Heb “with a powerful hand.”
[9:23] 5 tn Or “a precious treasure”; KJV “greatly beloved”; NASB, NIV “highly esteemed.”
[9:23] 6 tn This sentence is perhaps a compound hendiadys (“give serious consideration to the revelatory vision”).
[10:20] 7 sn The question is rhetorical, intended to encourage reflection on Daniel’s part.
[11:11] 9 sn This king of the south refers to Ptolemy IV Philopator (ca. 221-204