Daniel 9:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 9:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 9:2 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 9:2 — KJV
“In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.”
— Daniel 9:2 (KJV)
Daniel 9:2 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 9:2
“Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,”
Shares key themes with Daniel 9:2: first, year, word
“And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. punish: Heb. visit upon”
Shares key themes with Daniel 9:2: year, years, lord
“For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 9:2: year, years, word
“The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,”
Shares key themes with Daniel 9:2: reign, word, lord
“In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, by: Heb. by the hand of governor: or, captain”
Shares key themes with Daniel 9:2: first, year, word
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