Daniel 7:14

7:14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty.

All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving ¹  him.

His authority is eternal and will not pass away. ² 

His kingdom will not be destroyed. ³ 

Daniel 7:27

7:27 Then the kingdom, authority,

and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven

will be delivered to the people of the holy ones ⁴  of the Most High.

His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;

all authorities will serve him and obey him.’

Daniel 9:19

9:19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.” ⁵ 

Daniel 11:7

11:7 “There will arise in his ⁶  place one from her family line ⁷  who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. ⁸ 

Daniel 11:13

11:13 For the king of the north will again muster an army, one larger than before. At the end of some years he will advance with a huge army and enormous supplies.

Daniel 11:20

11:20 There will arise after him ⁹  one ¹⁰  who will send out an exactor ¹¹  of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, ¹²  though not in anger or battle.

[7:14]  ¹ tn Some take “serving” here in the sense of “worshiping.”

[7:14]  ² tn Aram “is an eternal authority which will not pass away.”

[7:14]  ³ tn Aram “is one which will not be destroyed.”

[7:27]  ⁴ tn If the “holy ones” are angels, then this probably refers to the angels as protectors of God’s people. If the “holy ones” are God’s people, then this is an appositional construction, “the people who are the holy ones.” See 8:24 for the corresponding Hebrew phrase and the note there.

[9:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “for your name is called over your city and your people.” See the note on this expression in v 18.

[11:7]  ⁶ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

[11:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

[11:7]  sn The reference to one from her family line is probably to Berenice’s brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes (ca. 246-221 B.C.).

[11:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”

[11:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “on his place.”

[11:20]  ¹⁰ sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176 B.C.).

[11:20]  ¹¹ sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).

[11:20]  ¹² tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”