Daniel 3:9

3:9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!

Daniel 4:28

4:28 Now all of this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.


tn Aram “answered and said,” a common Aramaic idiom that occurs repeatedly in this chapter.

sn O king, live forever! is a comment of typical court courtesy that is not necessarily indicative of the real sentiments of the speaker. Ancient oriental court protocol could sometimes require a certain amount of hypocrisy.

tn Aram “reached.”