Category Archives: Daniel

The Young Men at Nebuchadnezzar’s Court 1 In the third year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia attacked Jerusalem and surrounded the city. 2 The Lord let him capture King Jehoiakim and seize some of the Temple treasures. He took some prisoners back with him to the temple of his gods […]

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream 1 In the second year that Nebuchadnezzar was king, he had a dream. It worried him so much that he couldn’t sleep, 2 so he sent for his fortunetellers, magicians, sorcerers, and wizards to come and explain the dream to him. When they came and stood before the king, 3 he said to […]

Nebuchadnezzar Commands Everyone to Worship a Gold Statue 1 King Nebuchadnezzar had a gold statue made, ninety feet high and nine feet wide, and he had it set up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 Then the king gave orders for all his officials to come together—the princes, governors, lieutenant […]

Nebuchadnezzar’s Second Dream 1 King Nebuchadnezzar sent the following message to the people of all nations, races, and languages in the world: “Greetings! 2 Listen to my account of the wonders and miracles which the Supreme God has shown me. 3 “How great are the wonders God shows us! How powerful are the miracles he […]

Belshazzar’s Banquet 1 One night King Belshazzar invited a thousand noblemen to a great banquet, and they drank wine together. 2 While they were drinking, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups and bowls which his fatherNebuchadnezzar had carried off from the Temple in Jerusalem. The king sent for them so […]

Daniel in the Pit of Lions 1 Darius decided to appoint a hundred and twenty governors to hold office throughout his empire. 2 In addition, he chose Daniel and two others to supervise the governors and to look after the king’s interests. 3 Daniel soon showed that he could do better work than the other […]

Daniel’s Vision of the Four Beasts 1 In the first year that Belshazzar was king of Babylonia, I had a dream and saw a vision in the night. I wrote the dream down, and this is the record 2 of what I saw that night: Winds were blowing from all directions and lashing the surface […]

Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat 1 In the third year that Belshazzar was king, I saw a second vision. 2 In the vision I suddenly found myself in the walled city of Susa in the province of Elam. I was standing by the Ulai River, 3 and there beside the river I […]

Daniel Prays for His People 1 Darius the Mede, who was the son of Xerxes, ruled over the kingdom of Babylonia. 2 In the first year of his reign I was studying the sacred books and thinking about the seventy years that Jerusalem would be in ruins, according to what the Lord had told the […]

Daniel’s Vision by the Tigris River 1 In the third year that Cyrus was emperor of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who is also called Belteshazzar. The message was true but extremely hard to understand.It was explained to him in a vision. 2 At that time I was mourning for three weeks. 3 […]