KJV ORIGINAL
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;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This was during the first year that Darius ruled — he was the son of Ahasuerus, from the Medes, and had just been made king over the Babylonian empire.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Setting the scene: new king, new era, big things about to happen.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Daniel, traditionally attributed to the prophet Daniel, was written for the Jewish people during and after their exile in Babylon, around the 6
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