Discovery BoxDaniel 2:31 
Context2:31 “You, O king, were watching as a great statue – one 1 of impressive size and extraordinary brightness – was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.
Daniel 4:3
Context4:3 “How great are his signs!
How mighty are his wonders!
His kingdom will last forever, 2
and his authority continues from one generation to the next.”
Daniel 5:1
Context5:1 King Belshazzar 3 prepared a great banquet 4 for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in front of 5 them all. 6
Daniel 7:2
Context7:2 Daniel explained: 7 “I was watching in my vision during the night as 8 the four winds of the sky 9 were stirring up the great sea. 10
Daniel 10:8
Context10:8 I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from 11 me, and my vigor disappeared; 12 I was without energy. 13
1 tn Aram “an image.”
2 tn Aram “his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.”
3 sn As is clear from the extra-biblical records, it was actually Nabonidus (ca. 556-539
4 sn This scene of a Babylonian banquet calls to mind a similar grandiose event recorded in Esth 1:3-8. Persian kings were also renowned in the ancient Near Eastern world for their lavish banquets.
5 sn The king probably sat at an elevated head table.
6 tn Aram “the thousand.”
7 tn Aram “answered and said.”
8 tn Aram “and behold.”
9 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
10 sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.
11 tn Heb “did not remain in.”
12 tn Heb “was changed upon me for ruin.”
13 tn Heb “strength.”
