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Daniel 9:1
Daniel 9:1 is verse 1 of Daniel chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans —
Hebrew Ahasuerus
That is, the Babylonians
King James Version
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;
World English Bible
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the offspring of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—
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Daniel 9:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans —
2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Daniel 1:21And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
Daniel 5:31and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
Daniel 6:1Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
Daniel 6:28So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel 11:1“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.