Daniel 2:29

2:29 “As for you, O king, while you were in your bed your thoughts turned to future things. ¹  The revealer of mysteries has made known to you what will take place.

Daniel 4:22

4:22 it is you, ²  O king! For you have become great and strong. Your greatness is such that it reaches to heaven, and your authority to the ends of the earth.

Daniel 5:17

Daniel Interprets the Handwriting on the Wall

5:17 But Daniel replied to the king, “Keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else! However, I will read the writing for the king and make known its ³  interpretation.

Daniel 9:6

9:6 We have not paid attention to your servants the prophets, who spoke by your authority ⁴  to our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, ⁵  and to all the inhabitants ⁶  of the land as well.

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¹ tn Aram “your thoughts upon your bed went up to what will be after this.”

² sn Much of modern scholarship views this chapter as a distortion of traditions that were originally associated with Nabonidus rather than with Nebuchadnezzar. A Qumran text, the Prayer of Nabonidus, is often cited for parallels to these events.

³ tn Or “the.”

⁴ tn Heb “in your name.” Another option is to translate, “as your representatives.”

⁵ tn Heb “our fathers” (also in vv. 8, 16). The Hebrew term translated “father” can refer to more distant relationships such as grandfathers or ancestors.

⁶ tn Heb “people.”