Daniel 8:1

Daniel 8:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
• New International Version (NIV)In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.
• New Living Translation (NLT)During the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me.

Context of Daniel 8:1

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me—to me, Daniel—after the one that appeared to me the first time. 2I 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. 3Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

Daniel 8:1 word by word

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁל֔וֹשׁ לְמַלְכ֖וּת בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ חָז֞וֹן נִרְאָ֤ה אֵלַי֙ אֲנִ֣י דָנִיֵּ֔אל אַחֲרֵ֛י הַנִּרְאָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י בַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the thirdשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of the reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• of kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Belshazzarבֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּרbêlsha'tstsar bêl'shatsar · BelshazzarH1112
• a visionחָזוֹןchâzôn · visionH2377
• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• me Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l dâni'êl · DanielH1840
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• unto me at the firstתְּחִלָּהtechillâh · beginningH8462

Cross-references for Daniel 8:1

• Daniel 7:1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts.
• Daniel 8:15Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
• Daniel 7:15“I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
• Daniel 9:2in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the Lord through Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
• Daniel 10:2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.
• Daniel 11:4And when he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these.

Commentaries on Daniel 8:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the third year of the reign of - Belshazzar - We now come once more to the Hebrew, the Chaldee part of the book being finished. As the Chaldeans had a particular interest both in the history and prophecies from Daniel 2:4; to the end of chap. 7, the whole is written in Chaldee, but as the prophecies which remain concern times posterior to the Chaldean monarchy, and principally relate to the Church and people of God generally, they are written in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar - In regard to Belshazzar, see Intro. to Daniel 7:1. Compare Daniel 8:17-18, where the prophet represents himself as overpowered, and as falling down to the earth on account of the vision. The representation would seem to have been made to pass before his mind in open day, and when he was fully awake. Compare the case of Balaam, Numbers 24:4: “Which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Daniel's vision of the ram and the he-goat. (Dn 8:1-14) The interpretation of it. (Dn 8:15-27) Verses 1-14 God gives Daniel a foresight of the destruction of other kingdoms, which in their day were as powerful as that of Babylon. Could we foresee the changes that shall be when we are gone, we should be less affected with changes in our own day. The ram with two horns was the second empire, that of Media and Persia. He saw this ram overcome by a he-goat…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The author probably changes back to Hebrew because he focuses again (as with Daniel 1:1–2:4a) on the holy people, Israel, for the rest of the book. The third year of King Belshazzar’s reign was around 554 to 551 BC. This was about two years after the vision in Daniel 7 and over a decade before Babylon fell in 539 BC (Daniel 5:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-27With this chapter the Hebrew part of the book begins and continues to be the language of the remainder; the visions relating wholly to the Jews and Jerusalem. The scene here narrows from world-wide prophecies to those affecting the one covenant-people in the five centuries between the exile and the advent. Antichrist, like Christ, has a more immediate future, as well as one more remote. The vision, the eighth chapter, begins, and that, the tenth through…Read the comment

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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