[3:9] 1 tn Aram “answered and said,” a common Aramaic idiom that occurs repeatedly in this chapter.
[3:9] 2 sn O king, live forever! is a comment of typical court courtesy that is not necessarily indicative of the real sentiments of the speaker. Ancient oriental court protocol could sometimes require a certain amount of hypocrisy.
[5:28] 3 sn Peres (פְּרֵס) is the singular form of פַרְסִין (pharsin) in v. 25.
