The Book ofDaniel
Old Testament · Book 27 of 66 · 12 chapters · 357 verses
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Faithfulness under pressurePersistent prayerGod's sovereignty over nationsDivine protectionWisdom & excellence
Its most loved verses
- My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.Daniel 6:22God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths.
- If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.Daniel 3:17Our God is able to deliver us — and even if not, we will not bow.
- Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.Daniel 10:12From the first day you prayed, your words were heard.
12 chapters
- 1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came…21 verses
- 2And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar…49 verses
- 3Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was…30 verses
- 4Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and…37 verses
- 5Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his…31 verses
- 6It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty…28 verses
- 7In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a…28 verses
- 8In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision…27 verses
- 9In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed…27 verses
- 10In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed…21 verses
- 11Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to…45 verses
- 12And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which…13 verses
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Book overviews written by Collins Asein and checked against Scripture by the PrayerKey editorial team. Bible text: King James Version.