Discovery BoxDaniel 2:2 
Context2:2 The king issued an order 1 to summon the magicians, astrologers, sorcerers, and wise men 2 in order to explain his dreams to him. 3 So they came and awaited the king’s instructions. 4
Daniel 2:25
Context2:25 So Arioch quickly ushered Daniel into the king’s presence, saying to him, “I 5 have found a man from the captives of Judah who can make known the interpretation to the king.”
Daniel 4:8
Context4:8 Later Daniel entered (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, 6 and in whom there is a spirit of the holy gods). I recounted the dream for him as well,
Daniel 4:35
Context4:35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. 7
He does as he wishes with the army of heaven
and with those who inhabit the earth.
No one slaps 8 his hand
and says to him, ‘What have you done?’
Daniel 6:3
Context6:3 Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the other supervisors and the satraps, for he had an extraordinary spirit. In fact, the king intended to appoint him over the entire kingdom.
Daniel 6:14-15
Context6:14 When the king heard this, 9 he was very upset and began thinking about 10 how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon 11 he was struggling to find a way to rescue him. 6:15 Then those men came by collusion to the king and 12 said to him, 13 “Recall, 14 O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no edict or decree that the king issues can be changed.”
Daniel 6:22
Context6:22 My God sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king.”
Daniel 7:13
Context7:13 I was watching in the night visions,
“And with 15 the clouds of the sky 16
one like a son of man 17 was approaching.
He went up to the Ancient of Days
and was escorted 18 before him.
Daniel 7:16
Context7:16 I approached one of those standing nearby and asked him about the meaning 19 of all this. So he spoke with me and revealed 20 to me the interpretation of the vision: 21
Daniel 9:4
Context9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing in this way:
“O Lord, 22 great and awesome God who is faithful to his covenant 23 with those who love him and keep his commandments,
Daniel 9:14
Context9:14 The LORD was mindful of the calamity, and he brought it on us. For the LORD our God is just 24 in all he has done, 25 and we have not obeyed him. 26
Daniel 11:18
Context11:18 Then he will turn his attention 27 to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander 28 will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, 29 he will make him pay for his shameful conduct. 30
Daniel 11:20
Context11:20 There will arise after him 31 one 32 who will send out an exactor 33 of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, 34 though not in anger or battle.
Daniel 11:39
Context11:39 He will attack 35 mighty fortresses, aided by 36 a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price. 37
1 tn Heb “said.” So also in v. 12.
2 tn Heb “Chaldeans.” The term Chaldeans (Hebrew כַּשְׂדִּים, kasdim) is used in the book of Daniel both in an ethnic sense and, as here, to refer to a caste of Babylonian wise men and astrologers.
3 tn Heb “to explain to the king his dreams.”
4 tn Heb “stood before the king.”
5 sn Arioch’s claim is self-serving and exaggerated. It is Daniel who came to him, and not the other way around. By claiming to have found one capable of solving the king’s dilemma, Arioch probably hoped to ingratiate himself to the king.
6 sn This explanation of the meaning of the name Belteshazzar may be more of a paronomasia than a strict etymology.
7 tc The present translation reads כְּלָא (kÿla’), with many medieval Hebrew
8 tn Aram “strikes against.”
9 tn Aram “the word.”
10 tn Aram “placed his mind on.”
11 tn Aram “the entrances of the sun.”
12 tc Theodotion lacks the words “came by collusion to the king and.”
13 tn Aram “the king.”
14 tn Aram “know”; NAB “Keep in mind”; NASB “Recognize”; NIV, NCV “Remember.”
15 tc The LXX has ἐπί (epi, “upon”) here (cf. Matt 24:30; 26:64). Theodotion has μετά (meta, “with”) here (cf. Mark 14:62; Rev 1:7).
16 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
17 sn This text is probably the main OT background for Jesus’ use of the term “son of man.” In both Jewish and Christian circles the reference in the book of Daniel has traditionally been understood to refer to an individual, usually in a messianic sense. Many modern scholars, however, understand the reference to have a corporate identity. In this view, the “son of man” is to be equated with the “holy ones” (vv. 18, 21, 22, 25) or the “people of the holy ones” (v. 27) and understood as a reference to the Jewish people. Others understand Daniel’s reference to be to the angel Michael.
18 tn Aram “they brought him near.”
19 tn Aram “what is certain.”
20 tn Aram “and made known.”
21 tn Aram “matter,” but the matter at hand is of course the vision.
22 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 7, 9, 15, 16, and 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
23 tn Heb “who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.
24 tn Or “righteous.”
25 tn Heb “in all his deeds which he has done.”
26 tn Heb “we have not listened to his voice.”
27 tn Heb “his face.” See v. 19 as well.
28 sn The commander is probably the Roman commander, Lucius Cornelius Scipio.
29 tn The Hebrew here is difficult in that the negative בִּלְתִּי (biltiy, “not”) is used in an unusual way. The sense is not entirely clear.
30 tn Heb “his shameful conduct he will return to him.”
31 tn Heb “on his place.”
32 sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176
33 sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).
34 tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”
35 tn Heb “act against.”
36 tn Heb “with.”
37 tn Or perhaps “for a reward.”
