Daniel 2:18

2:18 He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he ¹  and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 7:11

7:11 “Then I kept on watching because of the arrogant words of the horn that was speaking. I was watching ²  until the beast was killed and its body destroyed and thrown into ³  the flaming fire.

Daniel 7:14

7:14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty.

All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving ⁴  him.

His authority is eternal and will not pass away. ⁵ 

His kingdom will not be destroyed. ⁶ 

Daniel 11:20

11:20 There will arise after him ⁷  one ⁸  who will send out an exactor ⁹  of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, ¹⁰  though not in anger or battle.

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¹ tn Aram “Daniel.” The proper name is redundant here in English, and has not been included in the translation.

² tc The LXX and Theodotion lack the words “I was watching” here. It is possible that these words in the MT are a dittography from the first part of the verse.

³ tn Aram “and given over to” (so NRSV).

⁴ tn Some take “serving” here in the sense of “worshiping.”

⁵ tn Aram “is an eternal authority which will not pass away.”

⁶ tn Aram “is one which will not be destroyed.”

⁷ tn Heb “on his place.”

⁸ sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176 B.C.).

⁹ sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).

¹⁰ tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”