Daniel 9:1
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;
KJV
In anno primo Darii filii Assueri de semine Medorum, qui imperavit super regnum Chaldæorum,
Vulgate
Ἔτους πρώτου ἐπὶ Δαρείου τοῦ Ξέρξου ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς τῆς Μηδικῆς οἳ ἐβασίλευσαν ἐπὶ τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν Χαλδαίων·
LXX
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
ASV
בִּ/שְׁנַ֣ת אַחַ֗ת לְ/דָרְיָ֛וֶשׁ בֶּן אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ מִ/זֶּ֣רַע מָדָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָמְלַ֔ךְ עַ֖ל מַלְכ֥וּת כַּשְׂדִּֽים
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
'chshvrvsh
proper_noun · 32×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
דָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ
dryvsh
proper_noun · 10×
וֹ
v
noun · 226×
וֹ
v
verb · 349×
וֹ
v
noun · 90×
כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים
kshdym
noun · 82×
מָדַ֖י
mdy
proper_noun · 16×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.
Cross-references
- Dan 5:28 — PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
- Dan 5:31 — And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
- Dan 11:1 — Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
- Dan 11:1 — Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
- Esth 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
- Ezra 4:6 — And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.