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 3:8

3:8 Now ²  at that time certain ³  Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against ⁴  the Jews.

Daniel 5:22

5:22 “But you, his son ⁵  Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, ⁶  although you knew all this.

Daniel 5:24

5:24 Therefore the palm of a hand was sent from him, and this writing was inscribed.

Daniel 6:9

6:9 So King Darius issued the written interdict.

Daniel 6:28

6:28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and ⁷  the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

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

[3:8]  ² tc This expression is absent in Theodotion.

[3:8]  ³ tn Aram “men.”

[3:8]  ⁴ tn Aram “ate the pieces of.” This is a rather vivid idiom for slander.

[5:22]  ⁵ tn Or “descendant”; or “successor.”

[5:22]  ⁶ tn Aram “your heart.”

[6:28]  ⁷ tn Or perhaps “in the reign of Darius, even in the reign of Cyrus.” The identity of this Darius is disputed. Some take the name to be referring to Cyrus, understanding the following vav (ו, “and”) in an epexegetical sense (“even”). Others identify Darius with a governor of Babylon known from extra-biblical records as Gubaru, or with Cambyses, son of Cyrus. Many scholars maintain that the reference is historically inaccurate.