Daniel 3:9

3:9 They said 1  to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! 2 

Daniel 6:21

6:21 Then Daniel spoke to 3  the king, “O king, live forever!

Daniel 9:19

9:19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.” 4 

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

2 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.

3 tn Aram “with.”

4 tn Heb “for your name is called over your city and your people.” See the note on this expression in v 18.