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 8:8

8:8 The male goat acted even more arrogantly. But no sooner had the large horn become strong than it was broken, and there arose four conspicuous horns ²  in its place, ³  extending toward the four winds of the sky. ⁴ 

Daniel 8:17

8:17 So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. ⁵  Then he said to me, “Understand, son of man, ⁶  that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

Daniel 8:22

8:22 The horn that was broken ⁷  and in whose place there arose four others stands for four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, though they will not have his strength.

Daniel 11:7

11:7 “There will arise in his ⁸  place one from her family line ⁹  who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. ¹⁰ 

Daniel 11:21

11:21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person ¹¹  to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.

Daniel 11:39

11:39 He will attack ¹²  mighty fortresses, aided by ¹³  a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price. ¹⁴ 

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

² tn The word “horns” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

³ sn The four conspicuous horns refer to Alexander’s successors. After his death, Alexander’s empire was divided up among four of his generals: Cassander, who took Macedonia and Greece; Lysimachus, who took Thrace and parts of Asia Minor; Seleucus, who took Syria and territory to its east; and Ptolemy, who took control of Egypt.

⁴ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁵ tn Heb “on my face.”

⁶ tn Or “human one.”

⁷ tn Heb “the broken one.” The word “horn” has been supplied in the translation to clarify the referent.

⁸ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

⁹ tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

sn The reference to one from her family line is probably to Berenice’s brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes (ca. 246-221 B.C.).

¹⁰ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”

¹¹ sn This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 175-164 B.C.).

¹² tn Heb “act against.”

¹³ tn Heb “with.”

¹⁴ tn Or perhaps “for a reward.”