Daniel 9:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Daniel wrote: Some years later, Darius the Mede, who was the son of Xerxes, had become king of Babylonia. And during his first year as king, I found out from studying the writings of the prophets that the LORD had said to Jeremiah, “Jerusalem will lie in ruins for seventy years.”

Cross References

Ezra 4:6

In the first year that Xerxes was king, the neighbouring people brought written charges against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Esther 1:1

King Xerxes of Persia lived in his capital city of Susa and ruled one hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia.

Daniel 1:21

Daniel served there until the first year of King Cyrus.

Daniel 1:4

The king said, “They must be healthy, handsome, clever, wise, educated, and fit to serve in the royal palace. Teach them how to speak and write our language

Daniel 11:1

You also need to know that I protected and helped Darius the Mede in his first year as king.

Daniel 5:31

Then Darius the Mede, who was sixty-two years old, took over his kingdom.

Daniel 6:1

Darius divided his kingdom into a hundred and twenty states and placed a governor in charge of each one.

Daniel 6:28

All went well for Daniel while Darius was king, and even when Cyrus the Persian ruled.