The Meaning of Daniel 9:1 Explained

Daniel 9:1

KJV: In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

YLT: In the first year of Darius, son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who hath been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,

Darby: In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

ASV: In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 9:1?

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What is the context of Daniel 9:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

What does Daniel 9:1 Mean?

Verse Meaning

What Daniel did and saw in this chapter dates from538 B.C, the first year of Darius the Mede"s (Cyrus") rule as king over the former Neo-Babylonian Empire (cf. Ezra 1:1). ^[1] This means that Belshazzar"s feast (ch5) occurred between chapters8,9. We cannot date Daniel"s experience in the lions" den (ch6) as accurately. That may have happened before or after the events recorded here.

Context Summary

Daniel 9:1-15 - Intercession For A Beloved People

What a prayer is this! In many respects it is a model for us all. It was based on the divine Word. The fact that God had promised to restore the desolations of Jerusalem after seventy years, did not restrain, but prompted and inspired Daniel's prayers. God's promises are not independent of our faith, but await our appropriation. The blank checks are drawn and signed in our favor, but they must be presented at the bank for payment. It was very humble. Fasting, sackcloth, and ashes, were the outward habiliments, but notice the tone. We have sinned"¦ and have rebelled"¦; unto us ^[1] confusion of face. He confessed his sin and the sin of his people. There is such a thing as vicarious confession, in which some holy soul takes to himself the task of bearing the sins of his people, and pouring out the story before God, as though the sins were his own. But we hardly need go to our country or people for sins to confess, for we have plenty of our own, and the nearer we come to God's infinite light and holiness, the more we abhor ourselves and repent in dust and ashes. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 9

¹ Daniel, considering the time of the captivity,
³ makes confession of sins,
¹⁶ and prays for the restoration of Jerusalem
²⁰ Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks

What do the individual words in Daniel 9:1 mean?

In the year first of Darius son of Ahasuerus of the lineage of the Medes who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת אַחַ֗ת לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁ בֶּן־ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ מִזֶּ֣רַע מָדָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָמְלַ֔ךְ עַ֖ל מַלְכ֥וּת כַּשְׂדִּֽים

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת	In the year
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
אַחַ֗ת	first
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁ	of Darius
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּרְיָוֶשׁ Sense: Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as “Astyages” the last king of the Medes (538 BC).
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ	of Ahasuerus
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹושׁ Sense: title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes.
מִזֶּ֣רַע	of the lineage
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: זֶרַע Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
מָדָ֑י	of the Medes
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָדַי Sense: a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media.
הָמְלַ֔ךְ	was made king
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַךְ Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
עַ֖ל	over
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מַלְכ֥וּת	the realm
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מַלְכוּת Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
כַּשְׂדִּֽים	of the Chaldeans
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: כַּשְׂדִּים Sense: a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf.

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