Discovery BoxDaniel 2:48 
Context2:48 Then the king elevated Daniel to high position and bestowed on him many marvelous gifts. He granted him authority over the entire province of Babylon and made him the main prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 8:26
Context8:26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. 1 But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”
Daniel 11:14
Context11:14 “In those times many will oppose 2 the king of the south. 3 Those who are violent 4 among your own people will rise up in confirmation of 5 the vision, but they will falter.
Daniel 11:18
Context11:18 Then he will turn his attention 6 to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander 7 will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, 8 he will make him pay for his shameful conduct. 9
Daniel 11:39
Context11:39 He will attack 10 mighty fortresses, aided by 11 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. 12
1 tn Heb “truth.”
2 tn Heb “stand against.”
3 sn This was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (ca. 203-181
4 tn Heb “sons of violence.” “Son(s) is sometimes used idiomatically in Hebrew to indicate that someone is characterized by a certain quality. So the expression “sons of violence” means that these individuals will be characterized by violent deeds.
5 tn Heb “to cause to stand.”
6 tn Heb “his face.” See v. 19 as well.
7 sn The commander is probably the Roman commander, Lucius Cornelius Scipio.
8 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.
9 tn Heb “his shameful conduct he will return to him.”
10 tn Heb “act against.”
11 tn Heb “with.”
12 tn Or perhaps “for a reward.”
