Daniel 9:1

Daniel 9:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom—
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—

Context of Daniel 9:1

In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— 2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years. 3So I directed my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

Daniel 9:1 word by word

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת אַחַ֗ת לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁ בֶּן־אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ מִזֶּ֣רַע מָדָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָמְלַ֔ךְ עַ֖ל מַלְכ֥וּת כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the firstאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁdâreyâvêsh · DariusH1867
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'ăchashvêrôsh 'achashrôsh · AhasuerusH325
• of the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• of the Medesמָדַיmâday · MedeH4074
• which was made kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• over the realmמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778

Cross-references for Daniel 9:1

• Daniel 1:21And Daniel remained there until the first year of [the reign of] King Cyrus [over Babylon; now this was at the end of the seventy-year exile of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) in Babylonia, as foretold by Jeremiah].
• Daniel 5:31So Darius the Mede received the kingdom; he was about the age of sixty-two.
• Daniel 6:1It seemed good to Darius [who became king after Belshazzar] to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge throughout the kingdom,
• Daniel 11:1“Also I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I (Gabriel) arose to be an encouragement and a protection for him.

Commentaries on Daniel 9:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the first year on Darius - This is the same Darius the Mede, spoken of before, who succeeded Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans. See Daniel 5:31.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the first year of Darius - See the notes at Daniel 5:31, and Introuction to Ezra 1:1, this occurred before the close of the seventy years of the captivity. The son of Ahasuerus - Or the son of Astyages. See Introduction to Daniel 6 Section II. It was no unusual thing for the kings of the East to have several names, and one writer might refer to them under one name, and another under another. Of the seed of the Medes - Of the race of the Medes. See as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Daniel considers the time of the captivity. (Dn 9:1-3) His confession of sin, and prayer. (Dn 9:4-19) The revelation concerning the coming of the Messiah. (Dn 9:20-27) Verses 1-3 Daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from Jeremiah, that the desolation of Jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were drawing to a close. God's promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless; and when we see the performance of them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Darius … a Mede: See study note on Daniel 5:31. Ahasuerus is the Hebrew version of a Persian word, translated into Greek as “Xerxes.” The father of Darius the Mede was likely a different Xerxes than Xerxes I, who ruled from 486 to 465 BC (see Esther 1:1). This vision occurred in 539 BC. Some suggest that Xerxes/Ahasuerus was an ancient throne name for Persian kings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-27The world powers here recede from view; Israel, and the salvation by Messiah promised to it, are the subject of revelation. Israel had naturally expected salvation at the end of the captivity. Daniel is therefore told, that, after the seventy years of the captivity, seventy times seven must elapse, and that even then Messiah would not come in glory as the Jews might through misunderstanding expect from the earlier prophets, but by dying would put away…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 9:1

• Ahasuerus
• Darius
• Medes
• Persia
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Ahasuerus
• Darius
• Ahasuerus; Asseurus
• Medes
• Mede, Medes, Media
• Accomplish
• Belong
• Captivity
• Daniel
• Finish

Commentaries on Daniel 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings