Discovery BoxDaniel 1:10 
Context1:10 But he 1 responded to Daniel, “I fear my master the king. He is the one who has decided 2 your food and drink. What would happen if he saw that you looked malnourished in comparison to the other young men your age? 3 If that happened, 4 you would endanger my life 5 with the king!”
Daniel 2:35
Context2:35 Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were broken in pieces without distinction 6 and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors that the wind carries away. Not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a large mountain that filled the entire earth.
Daniel 2:44-45
Context2:44 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. 2:45 You saw that a stone was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands; it smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to the king what will occur in the future. 7 The dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable.”
Daniel 3:12
Context3:12 But there are Jewish men whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon – Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego – and these men 8 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 4:15
Context4:15 But leave its taproot 9 in the ground,
with a band of iron and bronze around it 10
surrounded by the grass of the field.
Let it become damp with the dew of the sky,
and let it live with 11 the animals in the grass of the land.
Daniel 4:18-19
Context4:18 “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its 12 interpretation, for none of the wise men in 13 my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
4:19 Then Daniel (whose name is also Belteshazzar) was upset for a brief time; 14 his thoughts were alarming him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream and its interpretation alarm you.” But Belteshazzar replied, “Sir, 15 if only the dream were for your enemies and its interpretation applied to your adversaries!
Daniel 4:34
Context4:34 But at the end of the appointed time 16 I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up 17 toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me.
I extolled the Most High,
and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever.
For his authority is an everlasting authority,
and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.
Daniel 8:25
Context8:25 By his treachery 18 he will succeed through deceit. 19 He will have an arrogant attitude, 20 and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. 21 He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart – but not by human agency. 22
Daniel 9:7
Context9:7 “You are righteous, 23 O Lord, but we are humiliated this day 24 – the people 25 of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far away in all the countries in which you have scattered them, because they have behaved unfaithfully toward you.
Daniel 9:18
Context9:18 Listen attentively, 26 my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins 27 and the city called by your name. 28 For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, 29 but because your compassion is abundant.
Daniel 9:25-27
Context9:25 So know and understand:
From the issuing of the command 30 to restore and rebuild
Jerusalem 31 until an anointed one, a prince arrives, 32
there will be a period of seven weeks 33 and sixty-two weeks.
It will again be built, 34 with plaza and moat,
but in distressful times.
9:26 Now after the sixty-two weeks,
an anointed one will be cut off and have nothing. 35
As for the city and the sanctuary,
the people of the coming prince will destroy 36 them.
But his end will come speedily 37 like a flood. 38
Until the end of the war that has been decreed
there will be destruction.
9:27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one week. 39
But in the middle of that week
he will bring sacrifices and offerings to a halt.
On the wing 40 of abominations will come 41 one who destroys,
until the decreed end is poured out on the one who destroys.”
Daniel 11:4
Context11:4 Shortly after his rise to power, 42 his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky 43 – but not to his posterity or with the authority he exercised, for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these.
Daniel 11:17
Context11:17 His intention 44 will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. 45 He will give the king of the south 46 a daughter 47 in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.
Daniel 11:24-25
Context11:24 In a time of prosperity for the most productive areas of the province he will come and accomplish what neither his fathers nor their fathers accomplished. He will distribute loot, spoils, and property to his followers, and he will devise plans against fortified cities, but not for long. 48 11:25 He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm 49 against the king of the south 50 with a large army. The king of the south will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to prevail because of the plans devised against him.
Daniel 12:1
Context12:1 “At that time Michael,
the great prince who watches over your people, 51
will arise. 52
There will be a time of distress
unlike any other from the nation’s beginning 53
up to that time.
But at that time your own people,
all those whose names are 54 found written in the book,
will escape.
1 tn Heb “The overseer of the court officials.” The subject has been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.
2 tn Heb “assigned.” See v. 5.
3 tn Heb “Why should he see your faces thin from the young men who are according to your age?” The term translated “thin” occurs only here and in Gen 40:6, where it appears to refer to a dejected facial expression. The word is related to an Arabic root meaning “be weak.” See HALOT 277 s.v. II זעף.
4 tn The words “if that happened” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “my head.” Presumably this is an implicit reference to capital punishment (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT), although this is not entirely clear.
6 tn Aram “as one.” For the meaning “without distinction” see the following: F. Rosenthal, Grammar, 36, §64, and p. 93; E. Vogt, Lexicon linguae aramaicae, 60.
7 tn Aram “after this.”
8 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.
9 tn Aram “the stock of its root.” So also v. 23. The implication here is that although the tree is chopped down, it is not killed. Its life-giving root is spared. The application to Nebuchadnezzar is obvious.
10 sn The function of the band of iron and bronze is not entirely clear, but it may have had to do with preventing the splitting or further deterioration of the portion of the tree that was left after being chopped down. By application it would then refer to the preservation of Nebuchadnezzar’s life during the time of his insanity.
11 tn Aram “its lot be.”
12 tc The present translation reads פִּשְׁרֵהּ (pishreh, “its interpretation”) with the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
13 tn Aram “of.”
14 tn Aram “about one hour.” The expression refers idiomatically to a brief period of time of undetermined length.
15 tn Aram “my lord.”
16 tn Aram “days.”
17 tn Aram “lifted up my eyes.”
18 tn The Hebrew term has a primary meaning of “skill, insight,” but here it has the connotation “cunning, treachery.” See BDB 968 s.v. שֵׂכֶל, שֶׂכֶל.
19 tn Heb “he will cause deceit to succeed by his hand.”
20 tn Heb “in his heart he will act arrogantly.”
21 tn Heb “in peace.” The Hebrew word used here is difficult. It may refer to the security felt by those who did not realize the danger of imminent attack, or it may refer to the condition of being unaware of the impending danger. The latter idea is reflected in the present translation. See further, BDB 1017 s.v. שַׁלְוָה.
22 tn Heb “with nothingness of hand.”
23 tn Heb “to you (belongs) righteousness.”
24 tn Heb “and to us (belongs) shame of face like this day.”
25 tn Heb “men.”
26 tn Heb “turn your ear.”
27 tn Heb “desolations.” The term refers here to the ruined condition of Judah’s towns.
28 tn Heb “over which your name is called.” Cf. v. 19. This expression implies that God is the owner of his city, Jerusalem. Note the use of the idiom in 2 Sam 12:28; Isa 4:1; Amos 9:12.
29 tn Heb “praying our supplications before you.”
30 tn Or “decree” (NASB, NIV); or “word” (NAB, NRSV).
31 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
32 tn The word “arrives” is added in the translation for clarification.
33 tn Heb “sevens” (also later in this line and in v. 26).
sn The accents in the MT indicate disjunction at this point, which would make it difficult, if not impossible, to identify the “anointed one/prince” of this verse as messianic. The reference in v. 26 to the sixty-two weeks as a unit favors the MT accentuation, not the traditional translation. If one follows the MT accentuation, one may translate “From the going forth of the message to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until an anointed one, a prince arrives, there will be a period of seven weeks. During a period of sixty-two weeks it will again be built, with plaza and moat, but in distressful times.” The present translation follows a traditional reading of the passage that deviates from the MT accentuation.
34 tn Heb “it will return and be built.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.
35 sn The expression have nothing is difficult. Presumably it refers to an absence of support or assistance for the anointed one at the time of his “cutting off.” The KJV rendering “but not for himself,” apparently suggesting a vicarious death, cannot be defended.
36 tc Some witnesses (e.g., the Syriac) understand a passive verb and the preposition עִם (’im, “with) rather than the noun עַם (’am, “people”), thus reading “the city and the sanctuary will be destroyed with the coming prince.”
37 tn The words “will come speedily” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.
38 sn Flood here is a metaphor for sudden destruction.
39 tn Heb “one seven” (also later in this line).
40 tn The referent of the Hebrew word כְּנַף (kÿnaf, “wing”) is unclear here. The LXX and Theodotion have “the temple.” Some English versions (e.g., NAB, NIV) take this to mean “a wing of the temple,” but this is not clear.
41 tn The Hebrew text does not have this verb, but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
42 tn Heb “and when he stands.”
43 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
44 tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.
45 tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).
46 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
47 tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”
sn The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V.
48 tn Heb “and unto a time.”
49 tn Heb “heart.”
50 sn This king of the south was Ptolemy Philometer (ca. 181-145
51 tn Heb “stands over the sons of your people.”
52 tn Heb “will stand up.”
53 tn Or “from the beginning of a nation.”
54 tn The words “whose names are” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.
