Daniel 2:42
2:42 In that the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, the latter stages of this kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile.
Daniel 3:20
3:20 He ordered strong 1 soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.
Daniel 4:11
4:11 The tree grew large and strong.
Its top reached far into the sky;
it could be seen 2 from the borders of all the land. 3
Daniel 4:20
4:20 The tree that you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky, and which could be seen 4 in all the land,
Daniel 11:5
11:5 “Then the king of the south 5 and one of his subordinates 6 will grow strong. His subordinate 7 will resist 8 him and will rule a kingdom greater than his. 9
1 tn This is sometimes taken as a comparative: “[some of the] strongest.”
2 tn Aram “its sight.” So also v. 17.
3 tn Or “to the end of all the earth” (so KJV, ASV); NCV, CEV “from anywhere on earth.”
4 tn Aram “its sight.”
5 sn The king of the south is Ptolemy I Soter (ca. 323-285 B.C.). The following reference to one of his subordinates apparently has in view Seleucus I Nicator (ca. 311-280 B.C.). Throughout the remainder of chap. 11 the expressions “king of the south” and “king of the north” repeatedly occur. It is clear, however, that these terms are being used generically to describe the Ptolemaic king (i.e., “of the south”) or the Seleucid king (i.e., “of the north”) who happens to be in power at any particular time. The specific identity of these kings can be established more or less successfully by a comparison of this chapter with the available extra-biblical records that discuss the history of the intertestamental period. In the following notes the generally accepted identifications are briefly mentioned.
6 tn Heb “princes.”
7 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the subordinate prince mentioned in the previous clause) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Heb “be strong against.”
9 tn Heb “greater than his kingdom.”