Daniel 11 The Kings of the South and the North "And as for me,in the first year ofDarius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him. 2"And now I will show youthe truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all...

Daniel 10 Daniel's Terrifying Vision of a Man In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel,who was named Belteshazzar. Andthe word was true, and it was a great conflict.[a]Andhe understood the word andhad understanding of the vision. 2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning forthree weeks.3I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine ent...

Daniel 9 Daniel's Prayer for His People In the first year ofDarius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent aMede, who was made king over the realm of theChaldeans2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according tothe word of theLordto Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusa...

Daniel 8 Daniel's Vision of the Ram and the Goat In the third year of the reign ofKing Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel,after that which appeared to meat the first.2And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was inSusa the citadel, which is in the province ofElam. AndI saw in the vision,and I was at theUlai canal.3I raised my eyes and saw, and b...

Daniel 7 Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts In the first year ofBelshazzar king of Babylon,Daniel saw a dream andvisions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.2Daniel declared,[a]"I saw in my vision by night, and behold,the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.3And four great beastscam...

Daniel 6 Daniel and the Lions' Den It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom120satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;2and over themthree high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom thesesatraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss.3Then this Daniel becamedistinguished above allthe other high officials andsatraps, becausean ...

Daniel 5 The Handwriting on the Wall King Belshazzarmade a great feast for a thousand of hislords and drank wine in front of the thousand. 2Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded thatthe vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father[a]had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and h...

Daniel 4 Nebuchadnezzar Praises God [a]King Nebuchadnezzar to allpeoples, nations, and languages,that dwell in all the earth:Peace be multiplied to you!2It has seemed good to me to show thesigns and wonders that theMost High God has done for me. 3How great arehis signs,how mighty hiswonders!His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,and his dominion endures...

Daniel 3 Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Image King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubitsa]"[a]and its breadth six cubits. He set it up onthe plain of Dura, inthe province of Babylon.2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gatherthe satraps, the prefects, andthe governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and ...

Daniel 2 Nebuchadnezzar's Dream In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams;his spirit was troubled, andhis sleep left him.2Then the king commanded thatthe magicians,the enchanters, thesorcerers, andthe Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in andstood before the king.3And the king said to them, "...