Discovery BoxDaniel 10:1 
Context10:1 1 In the third 2 year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel (who was also called Belteshazzar). This message was true and concerned a great war. 3 He understood the message and gained insight by the vision.
Daniel 10:13
Context10:13 However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia was opposing me for twenty-one days. But 4 Michael, one of the leading princes, came to help me, because I was left there 5 with the kings of Persia.
1 sn This chapter begins the final unit in the book of Daniel, consisting of chapters 10-12. The traditional chapter divisions to some extent obscure the relationship of these chapters.
2 tc The LXX has “first.”
sn Cyrus’ third year would have been ca. 536
3 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word צָבָא (tsava’) is uncertain in this context. The word most often refers to an army or warfare. It may also mean “hard service,” and many commentators take that to be the sense here (i.e., “the service was great”). The present translation assumes the reference to be to the spiritual conflicts described, for example, in 10:16–11:1.
4 tn Heb “and behold.”
5 tc The Greek version of Theodotion reads “I left him [i.e., Michael] there,” and this is followed by a number of English translations (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT).
