Daniel 2:12

2:12 Because of this the king got furiously angry ¹  and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 3:13

3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in a fit of rage ²  demanded that they bring ³  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego before him. So they brought them ⁴  before the king.

Daniel 6:11

6:11 Then those officials who had gone to the king ⁵  came by collusion and found Daniel praying and asking for help before his God.

Daniel 8:14

8:14 He said to me, “To 2,300 evenings and mornings; ⁶  then the sanctuary will be put right again.” ⁷ 

Daniel 11:19

11:19 He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.

[2:12]  ¹ tn Aram “was angry and very furious.” The expression is a hendiadys (two words or phrases expressing a single idea).

[3:13]  ² tn Aram “in anger and wrath”; NASB “in rage and anger.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[3:13]  ³ tn The Aramaic infinitive is active.

[3:13]  ⁴ tn Aram “these men.” The pronoun is used in the translation to avoid undue repetition.

[6:11]  ⁵ tn Aram “those men”; the referent (the administrative officials who had earlier approached the king about the edict) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:14]  ⁶ sn The language of evenings and mornings is reminiscent of the creation account in Genesis 1. Since “evening and morning” is the equivalent of a day, the reference here would be to 2,300 days. However, some interpreters understand the reference to be to the evening sacrifice and the morning sacrifice, in which case the reference would be to only 1,150 days. Either way, the event that marked the commencement of this period is unclear. The event that marked the conclusion of the period is the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem following the atrocious and sacrilegious acts that Antiochus implemented. This took place on December 25, 165 B.C. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah each year commemorates this victory.

[8:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “will be vindicated” or “will be justified.” This is the only occurrence of this verb in the Niphal in the OT. English versions interpret it as “cleansed” (KJV, ASV), “restored” (NASB, TEV, NLT), or “reconsecrated” (NIV).