Discovery BoxDaniel 1:8 
Context1:8 But Daniel made up his mind 1 that he would not defile 2 himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. 3 He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself.
Daniel 3:18
Context3:18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we don’t serve your gods, and we will not pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected.”
Daniel 7:14
Context7:14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty.
All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving 4 him.
His authority is eternal and will not pass away. 5
His kingdom will not be destroyed. 6
Daniel 11:15
Context11:15 Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. 7 The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. 8 They will have no strength to prevail.
1 tn Heb “placed on his heart.”
2 tn Or “would not make himself ceremonially unclean”; TEV “become ritually unclean.”
sn Various reasons have been suggested as to why such food would defile Daniel. Perhaps it had to do with violations of Mosaic law with regard to unclean foods, or perhaps it had to do with such food having been offered to idols. Daniel’s practice in this regard is strikingly different from that of Esther, who was able successfully to conceal her Jewish identity.
3 tn Heb “with the delicacies of the king and with the wine of his drinking.”
4 tn Some take “serving” here in the sense of “worshiping.”
5 tn Aram “is an eternal authority which will not pass away.”
6 tn Aram “is one which will not be destroyed.”
7 sn This well-fortified city is apparently Sidon. Its capture from the Ptolemies by Antiochus the Great was a strategic victory for the Seleucid kingdom.
8 tn Or “choice troops” (BDB 104 s.v. מִבְחָר), or “elite troops” (HALOT 542 s.v. מִבְחָר).
