Daniel 2:38

2:38 Wherever human beings, ¹  wild animals, ²  and birds of the sky live – he has given them into your power. ³  He has given you authority over them all. You are the head of gold.

Daniel 2:48

2:48 Then the king elevated Daniel to high position and bestowed on him many marvelous gifts. He granted him authority over the entire province of Babylon and made him the main prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 4:22

4:22 it is you, ⁴  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 7:6

7:6 “After these things, ⁵  as I was watching, another beast ⁶  like a leopard appeared, with four bird-like wings on its back. ⁷  This beast had four heads, ⁸  and ruling authority was given to it.

Daniel 9:6

9:6 We have not paid attention to your servants the prophets, who spoke by your authority ⁹  to our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, ¹⁰  and to all the inhabitants ¹¹  of the land as well.

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 “the sons of man.”

² tn Aram “the beasts of the field.”

³ tn Aram “hand.”

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Aram “this.” So also in v. 7.

⁶ tn Aram “and behold, another one.”

⁷ tn Or “sides.”

⁸ sn If the third animal is Greece, the most likely identification of these four heads is the four-fold division of the empire of Alexander the Great following his death. See note on Dan 8:8.

⁹ tn Heb “in your name.” Another option is to translate, “as your representatives.”

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ tn Heb “people.”

¹² tn Heb “act against.”

¹³ tn Heb “with.”

¹⁴ tn Or perhaps “for a reward.”