Daniel 8:2
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.
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.
3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
4 I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- 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.
- WEB
- I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
- 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.
- DARBY
- And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortress of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
- BLB
- And I saw in the vision; and it was, in my looking, that I [was] in Susa the citadel, which [is] in Elam the province. And I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai.
- ÅB
- Da jeg hadde dette syn, forekom det meg som jeg var i borgen Susan i landskapet Elam, og videre forekom det meg i synet som jeg var ved elven Ulai.
- OTB
- I mitt syn befant jeg meg i borgen Susa, i provinsen Elam, og jeg var ved Ulai-kanalen.
- B1930
- Da jeg hadde dette syn, forekom det mig som jeg var i borgen Susan i landskapet Elam, og videre forekom det mig i synet som jeg var ved elven Ulai.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Esther 1:2
In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
Read in contextNehemiah 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,
Read in contextJeremiah 25:25
all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
Read in contextGenesis 14:1
In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
Read in contextEzekiel 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 land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.
Read in contextGenesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Read in contextEsther 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 care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
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