Discovery BoxDaniel 6:2 
Context6:2 Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable 1 to them, so that the king’s interests might not incur damage.
Daniel 10:3
Context10:3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, 2 nor did I anoint myself with oil 3 until the end of those three weeks.
1 tn Aram “giving an account.”
2 tn Heb “mouth.”
3 sn Anointing oneself with oil (usually olive oil) was a common OT practice due to the severity of the Middle Eastern sun (cf. Ps 121:6). It was also associated with rejoicing (e.g., Prov 27:9) and was therefore usually not practiced during a period of mourning.
