Daniel 8:1 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 8:1

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.

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ASV

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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar,.... Which some say (t) was the last year of his reign; but, according to Ptolemy's canon, he reigned seventeen years; and so says Josephus (u); however, this, as well as the preceding vision, were seen before what happened recorded in the "fifth" and "sixth" chapters. The following vision was seen by Daniel, according to Bishop Usher (w) and Dean Prideaux (x) in the year of the world 3451 A.M., and 553 B.C.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The interpretation of this vision by an angel, showing that the ram signified the Persian empire, the he-goat the Grecian, and the little horn a king of the Grecian monarchy, that should set himself against the Jews and religion, which was Antiochus Epiphanes,

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת	bish.Nat	in year	H8141 →
שָׁל֔וֹשׁ	sha.Lo.osh	three	H7969 →
לְמַלְכ֖וּת	le.mal.Khut	of [the] reign of	H4438 →
בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר	be.le.sha.Tzar	Belshazzar	H1112 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
חָז֞וֹן	cha.Zon	a vision	H2377 →
נִרְאָ֤ה	nir.'Ah	it appeared	H7200 →
אֵלַי֙	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
אֲנִ֣י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
דָנִיֵּ֔אל	da.ni.Yel	Daniel	H1840 →
אַחֲרֵ֛י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
הַנִּרְאָ֥ה	ha.nir.'Ah	the [one] which it appeared	H7200 →
אֵלַ֖י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
בַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃	ba.te.chi.Lah	at the beginning	H8462 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Daniel 9:2
in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
leads to
- Jeremiah 29:10
  For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
- Jeremiah 25:11–12
  And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
- 2 Chronicles 36:21
  So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
- Zechariah 7:5
  “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?
- Revelation 1:3
  Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
Through
Daniel 10:2
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.
leads to
- Nehemiah 1:4
  When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Through
Daniel 11:4
But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the…
leads to
- Daniel 8:22
  The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
- Daniel 8:8
  Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Daniel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Daniel