Daniel 7:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 7:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 7:1 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 7:1 — KJV
“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. had: Chaldee, saw matters: or, words”
— Daniel 7:1 (KJV)
Daniel 7:1 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
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.
Cross-References for Daniel 7:1
“But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; maketh...: Chaldee, hath made known”
Shares key themes with Daniel 7:1: king, dream, visions
“And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,”
Shares key themes with Daniel 7:1: first, year, king
“Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: answered...: Chaldee, returned captain...: or, chief marshal: Chaldee, chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen”
Shares key themes with Daniel 7:1: king, babylon, daniel
“Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 7:1: king, babylon, daniel
“Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon. promoted: Chaldee, made to prosper”
Shares key themes with Daniel 7:1: king, babylon, bed
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