Daniel 1:19

1:19 When the king spoke with them, he did not find among the entire group ¹  anyone like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, or Azariah. So they entered the king’s service. ² 

Daniel 2:11

2:11 What the king is asking is too difficult, and no one exists who can disclose it to the king, except for the gods – but they don’t live among mortals!” ³ 

Daniel 11:14

11:14 “In those times many will oppose ⁴  the king of the south. ⁵  Those who are violent ⁶  among your own people will rise up in confirmation of ⁷  the vision, but they will falter.

Daniel 11:33

11:33 These who are wise among the people will teach the masses. ⁸  However, they will fall ⁹  by the sword and by the flame, ¹⁰  and they will be imprisoned and plundered for some time. ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Heb “from all of them.”

² tn Heb “stood before the king.”

³ tn Aram “whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

⁴ tn Heb “stand against.”

⁵ sn This was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (ca. 203-181 B.C.).

⁶ tn Heb “sons of violence.” “Son(s) is sometimes used idiomatically in Hebrew to indicate that someone is characterized by a certain quality. So the expression “sons of violence” means that these individuals will be characterized by violent deeds.

⁷ tn Heb “to cause to stand.”

⁸ tn Heb “the many.”

⁹ tn Heb “stumble.”

¹⁰ tn Or “by burning.”

¹¹ tn Heb “days.”