Daniel 2:6

2:6 But if you can disclose the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts, a reward, and considerable honor. So disclose to me the dream and its interpretation!”

Daniel 2:18

2:18 He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he ¹  and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 8:11

8:11 It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army, ²  from whom ³  the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary ⁴  was thrown down.

Daniel 11:15

11:15 Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. ⁵  The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. ⁶  They will have no strength to prevail.

[2:18]  ¹ tn Aram “Daniel.” The proper name is redundant here in English, and has not been included in the translation.

[8:11]  ² sn The prince of the army may refer to God (cf. “whose sanctuary” later in the verse) or to the angel Michael (cf. 12:1).

[8:11]  ³ tn Or perhaps “and by him,” referring to Antiochus rather than to God.

[8:11]  ⁴ sn Here the sanctuary is a reference to the temple of God in Jerusalem.

[11:15]  ⁵ sn This well-fortified city is apparently Sidon. Its capture from the Ptolemies by Antiochus the Great was a strategic victory for the Seleucid kingdom.

[11:15]  ⁶ tn Or “choice troops” (BDB 104 s.v. מִבְחָר), or “elite troops” (HALOT 542 s.v. מִבְחָר).