Daniel 2:44

2:44 In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.

Daniel 3:12

3:12 But there are Jewish men whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon – Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego – and these men 1  have not shown proper respect to you, O king. They don’t serve your gods and they don’t pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected.”

Daniel 7:7

7:7 “After these things, as I was watching in the night visions 2  a fourth beast appeared – one dreadful, terrible, and very strong. 3  It had two large rows 4  of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

Daniel 11:4

11:4 Shortly after his rise to power, 5  his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky 6  – but not to his posterity or with the authority he exercised, for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these.

1 sn Daniel’s absence from this scene has sparked the imagination of commentators, some of whom have suggested that perhaps he was unable to attend the dedication due to sickness or due to being away on business. Hippolytus supposed that Daniel may have been watching from a distance.

2 tn The Aramaic text has also “and behold.” So also in vv. 8, 13.

3 sn The fourth animal differs from the others in that it is nondescript. Apparently it was so fearsome that Daniel could find nothing with which to compare it. Attempts to identify this animal as an elephant or other known creature are conjectural.

4 tn The Aramaic word for “teeth” is dual rather than plural, suggesting two rows of teeth.

5 tn Heb “and when he stands.”

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