1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; 2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the... Continue Reading →

1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in... Continue Reading →

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. 2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove... Continue Reading →

1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes,* which should be over the whole kingdom; H324 אֲחַשׁדַּרפַּן 'achashdarpan (ach-ash-dar-pan') n-m. a satrap or governor of a main province (of Persia). 2 And over these, three presidents;* of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them,... Continue Reading →

1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar is the son of Nabonidus (Nebuchadnezzar) and the last king of Babylon before its conquest by the Medes and Persians fulfilling the prophecy of the image. 2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring... Continue Reading →

1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. 3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is... Continue Reading →

1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. The measurement of a cubit is somewhat subjective in Daniels era. A cubit is considered to be the length of a... Continue Reading →

1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar*, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. *H5019 נְבוּ־כַדנֶאצַּר Nbuw-Kadne'tstsar (neɓ-oo-kad-nets-tsar') n/p. "a gateway to your excellent father Nebo" Nebo is primarily known as the god of wisdom, writing, and scribes. He is also associated with prophecy and... Continue Reading →