Daniel 8:2 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 8:2

And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.

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ASV

And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

KJV

And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER EIGHT (420)

Verse 2. "I saw in my vision while I was in the castle of Susa, which is in the region of Elam" (Vulgate: "city of Elam"). Or else we may render, as Symmachus has translated it, "...in the city of Elam," from which of course the region took its name, just as the Babylonians were named from Babylon. So also the Elamites were thus named from Elam, in consequence of which the Septuagint translates it: "the region of Elamais."

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And I saw in a vision,.... The following things: and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; not in reality, but so it seemed to him in the vision; as Ezekiel, when in Babylon, seemed in the visions of God to be at Jerusalem, Eze 8:

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,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I saw in a vision - Daniel was at this time in Shushan, which appears to have been a strong place, where the kings of Persia had their summer residence. It was the capital of the province of Elam or the Elymais; which province was most probably added to the Chaldean territories by Nebuchadnezzar; see Jer 49:34, Jer 49:35. Here was Daniel’s ordinary residence; and though here at this time, he, in vision, saw himself on the banks of the river Ulai. This is the same as the river Euleus, which divided Shushan or Susiana from Elymais.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָֽאֶרְאֶה֮	va.'er.'Eh	and I saw	H7200 →
בֶּחָזוֹן֒	be.cha.zOn	in the vision	H2377 →
וַיְהִי֙	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
בִּרְאֹתִ֔י	bir.'o.Ti	when saw I	H7200 →
וַאֲנִי֙	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן	be.shu.Shan	[was] in Susa	H7800 →
הַבִּירָ֔ה	ha.bi.Rah	the citadel	H1002 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בְּעֵילָ֣ם	be.'ei.Lam	[is] in Elam	H5867 →
הַמְּדִינָ֑ה	ha.me.di.Nah	the province	H4082 →
וָאֶרְאֶה֙	va.'er.'Eh	and I saw	H7200 →
בֶּֽחָז֔וֹן	be.cha.Zon	in the vision	H2377 →
וַאֲנִ֥י	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
הָיִ֖יתִי	ha.Yi.ti	I was	H1961 →
עַל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
אוּבַ֥ל	'u.Val	[the] canal of	H180 →
אוּלָֽי׃	'u.Lai	Ulai	H195 →

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Esther 2:8
When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the…
leads to
- Esther 2:3
  and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Ezekiel 32:24
Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the…
leads to
- Jeremiah 49:34–39
  This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 32:25
  Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once…
Through
Esther 1:2
In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
leads to
- Nehemiah 1:1
  These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
- 2 Samuel 7:1
  After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
Through
Nehemiah 1:1
These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
leads to
- Zechariah 7:1
  In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
- Nehemiah 10:1
  Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
- Esther 1:2
  In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Daniel