Daniel 9:1

In the first year of Darius the son of Achashverosh, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,

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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;

In Context

2In the first year of his reign, I Daniel searched in the books for understanding concerning the number of the years whereof the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would let pass full seventy years over the ruins of Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Daniel 5:31(6:1) And Darius the Median obtained the kingdom, when he was sixty and two years old.

Daniel 6:28(6:29) So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 9:1

In this chapter we have, I. Daniel's prayer for the restoration of the Jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledges the justice of God in their calamities, but pleads God's promises of mercy which he had yet in store for them, ver. 1-19 . II. An immediate answer sent him by an angel to his prayer, in which, 1. He is assured of the speedy release of the Jews out of their captivity, ver. 20-23 . And, 2. He is informed concerning the redemption of the world by Jesus Christ (of which that… Read the whole commentary →

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