Daniel 8:2

Daniel 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
• New International Version (NIV)In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in Shushan, the citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai.

Context of Daniel 8:2

1In the third year that King Belshazzar ruled Babylonia, I, Daniel, had another vision. That was after the vision that I had seen before. In this vision, I saw that I was in the strong city of Susa, in Elam region. I was standing near the Ulai river. 3I looked up and I saw a male sheep that had two long horns. It was standing beside the river. One of its horns was longer than the other one. The longer horn came up later than the shorter horn. 4The sheep ran towards the west, the north and the south. He used his horns to push away all other animals. No other animal could stop him. Nobody could save them from his power. He did whatever he wanted to do. He boasted about his great strength.

Daniel 8:2 word by word

וָֽאֶרְאֶה֮ בֶּחָזוֹן֒ וַיְהִי֙ בִּרְאֹתִ֔י וַאֲנִי֙ בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵילָ֣ם הַמְּדִינָ֑ה וָאֶרְאֶה֙ בֶּֽחָז֔וֹן וַאֲנִ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי עַל־אוּבַ֥ל אוּלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• in a visionחָזוֹןchâzôn · visionH2377
• at Shushanשׁוּשַׁןshûshan · SusaH7800
• the palaceבִּירָהbîyrâh · palaceH1002
• in the provinceמְדִינָהmedîynâh · provinceH4082
• of Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• and I was by the riverאוּבַל'ûbâl 'ûbâl · riverH180
• of Ulaiאוּלַי'ûlay · UlaiH195

Cross-references for Daniel 8:2

• Daniel 8:3I looked up and I saw a male sheep that had two long horns. It was standing beside the river. One of its horns was longer than the other one. The longer horn came up later than the shorter horn.
• Daniel 7:2Daniel wrote, ‘I had a vision at night. I saw the four winds of the sky. They caused big waves in the great sea.
• Numbers 12:6Then he said, ‘Listen to my words! If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, will show myself to him in a vision. Or I will speak to him in a dream.
• Hebrews 1:1Many years ago, God spoke to our ancestors by his prophets. He spoke many times and in many different ways.
• Nehemiah 1:1These are the words of Nehemiah, Hacaliah's son. It was the month Kislev. This was when King Artaxerxes had ruled for 20 years. I was in the big city of Susa.
• Esther 1:2King Xerxes lived in the capital, the city of Susa.
• Esther 2:8Esther was one of the young women that the king's officers took to Susa. That happened because of the king's command. The beautiful young women lived in the royal harem. Hegai had the authority to take care of them.
• Esther 3:15King Xerxes told his men to take the letters quickly to all the people. They also read the law to the people in Susa city. Then Haman and the king sat down to drink wine together. But the people in the city were very upset.
• Esther 7:6Esther replied, ‘The enemy of our people is this wicked man Haman!’ Then Haman became very afraid, as he sat there with the king and the queen.
• Esther 8:15Then Mordecai left the king's palace. He was wearing royal clothes that were purple and white. He had a large gold crown on his head. He wore a beautiful coat made from purple linen. The people in Susa city shouted with joy because of the new law.
• Esther 9:11On the same day, the king heard how many people they had killed in Susa city.
• Genesis 10:22These are the sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
• Genesis 14:1Now there were many kings living in that land, at that time. They fought against each other. One fight was when Kedorlaomer had ruled over the other kings for 12 years. And in the next year, five kings made one group like that and fought against him. Kedorlaomer joined with three other kings. So it was four kings against five other kings. The four kings were Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim. Those kings fought a war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela. (Bela is another name for the town of Zoar.) They fought in the Valley of Siddim. (That is the Salt Sea.)
• Isaiah 21:2The Lord showed me a vision of terrible things. ‘People are deceiving one another! People are destroying one another! Elam, go to attack Babylon! People from Media, attack all round the city! I will stop all the tears that Babylon's armies have caused.’
• Jeremiah 25:25all the kings of Zimri, Elam and Media;
• Jeremiah 49:34Soon after Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord gave this message about Elam to the prophet Jeremiah.

Commentaries on Daniel 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I saw in a vision - Daniel was at this time in Shushan, which appears to have been a strong place, where the kings of Persia had their summer residence. It was the capital of the province of Elam or the Elymais; which province was most probably added to the Chaldean territories by Nebuchadnezzar; see Jeremiah 49:34, Jeremiah 49:35. Here was Daniel's ordinary residence; and though here at this time, he, in vision, saw himself on the banks of the river…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And I saw in a vision - I looked as the vision appeared to me; or I saw certain things represented to me in a vision. On the word vision, see the notes at Daniel 1:17. The meaning here would seem to be that a vision appeared to Daniel, and that he contemplated it with earnestness, to understand what it meant. That I was at Shushan - As remarked in the introduction to this chapter, this might mean that he seemed to be there, or that the vision was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Susa was located in the lowlands southwest of the Zagros Mountains. It was one of Persia’s capital cities (compare Ezra 4:9; Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2). Susa was a fortified capital with architecture decorated with glazed images of griffins (creatures with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle), winged bulls, and lions. The Ulai River was likely a human-made canal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Shushan--Susa. Though then comparatively insignificant, it was destined to be the capital of Persia after Cyrus' time. Therefore Daniel is transported into it, as being the capital of the kingdom signified by the two-horned ram (Ne 1:1; Es 1:2-5). Elam--west of Persia proper, east of Babylonia, south of Media. Daniel was not present there personally, but in vision. Ulai--called in Pliny Euloeus; by the Greeks, Choaspes. Now Kerah, or Karasu. So in Da…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 8:2

• Elam
• Palace
• Ulai

In the dictionaries

• Elam
• Elam; Elamites
• Euphrates River, the River
• Close
• Magnify
• Mouth
• Notable
• Palace
• Prince
• Prophecy

Commentaries on Daniel 8

• 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