Discovery BoxDaniel 2:35 
Context2:35 Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were broken in pieces without distinction 1 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 2:45
Context2:45 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. 2 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 3 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 6:24
Context6:24 The king gave another order, 4 and those men who had maliciously accused 5 Daniel were brought and thrown 6 into the lions’ den – they, their children, and their wives. 7 They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
Daniel 6:26
Context6:26 I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel.
“For he is the living God;
he endures forever.
His kingdom will not be destroyed;
his authority is forever. 8
Daniel 8:25
Context8:25 By his treachery 9 he will succeed through deceit. 10 He will have an arrogant attitude, 11 and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. 12 He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart – but not by human agency. 13
Daniel 9:13
Context9:13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses, so all this calamity has come on us. Still we have not tried to pacify 14 the LORD our God by turning back from our sin and by seeking wisdom 15 from your reliable moral standards. 16
Daniel 9:18
Context9:18 Listen attentively, 17 my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins 18 and the city called by your name. 19 For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, 20 but because your compassion is abundant.
Daniel 11:4
Context11:4 Shortly after his rise to power, 21 his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky 22 – 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 23 will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. 24 He will give the king of the south 25 a daughter 26 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. 27 11:25 He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm 28 against the king of the south 29 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.
1 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.
2 tn Aram “after this.”
3 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.
4 tn Aram “said.”
5 tn Aram “had eaten the pieces of.” The Aramaic expression is ironic, in that the accusers who had figuratively “eaten the pieces of Daniel” are themselves literally devoured by the lions.
6 tn The Aramaic active impersonal verb is often used as a substitute for the passive.
7 tc The LXX specifies only the two overseers, together with their families, as those who were cast into the lions’ den.
8 tn Aram “until the end.”
9 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.
10 tn Heb “he will cause deceit to succeed by his hand.”
11 tn Heb “in his heart he will act arrogantly.”
12 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.
13 tn Heb “with nothingness of hand.”
14 tn Heb “we have not pacified the face of.”
15 tn Or “by gaining insight.”
16 tn Heb “by your truth.” The Hebrew term does not refer here to abstract truth, however, but to the reliable moral guidance found in the covenant law. See vv 10-11.
17 tn Heb “turn your ear.”
18 tn Heb “desolations.” The term refers here to the ruined condition of Judah’s towns.
19 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.
20 tn Heb “praying our supplications before you.”
21 tn Heb “and when he stands.”
22 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
23 tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.
24 tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).
25 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
26 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.
27 tn Heb “and unto a time.”
28 tn Heb “heart.”
29 sn This king of the south was Ptolemy Philometer (ca. 181-145
