KJV 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;
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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;
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BSB 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—
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In the first year of Darius, son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who hath been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,
Surrounding context — 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;
2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
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בִּשְׁנַ֣תH8141 · sha.nehyearאַחַ֗תH259 · e.chadoneלְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁH1867 · dar.ya.veshDariusבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁH325 · a.chash.ve.roshAhasuerusמִזֶּ֣רַעH2233 · ze.raseedמָדָ֑יH4074 · ma.dayMadaiאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichהָמְלַ֔ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignעַ֖לH5921 · aluponמַלְכ֥וּתH4438 · mal.khutroyaltyכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃H3778 · kas.diChaldea
Cross-references
Daniel 11:1Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, [even] I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.Daniel 5:31And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.Daniel 1:21And Daniel continued [even] unto the first year of king Cyrus.Daniel 6:28So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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