Daniel 9:1
"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;"

Commentary

Matthew Henry Concise

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Summary

Daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from Jeremiah, that the desolation of Jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were drawing to a close.

Reflection

God's promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless; and when we see the performance of them approaching, we should more earnestly plead them with God./WHBC 860.2

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Daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from Jeremiah, that the desolation of Jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were drawing to a close. God's promises are to

encourage our prayers, not to make them needless; and when we see the performance of them approaching, we should more earnestly plead them with God./WHBC 860.2

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Hebrew Word Studies (12 words)

H8141 שָׁנֶה
Definition:

10+; constructשְׁנַתGenesis 41:50+; suffixשְׁנָתוֺEzekiel 46:13+,שְׁנָתָהּLeviticus 14:102t.; dualשְׁנָתַיִםAmos 1:1+,תָ֑יִם-1 Kings 15:25+; pluralשָׁנִיםExodus 21:2+, constructשְׁנֵיGenesis 23:124t., 10+; constructשְׁנַתGenesis 41:50+; suffixשְׁנָתוֺEzekiel 46:13+,שְׁנָתָהּLeviticus 14:102t.; dualשְׁנָתַיִםAmos 1:1+,תָ֑יִם-1 Kings 15:25+; pluralשָׁנִיםExodus 21:2+, constructשְׁנֵיGenesis 23:124t.,

Possible Meanings:
  • year (semantic_range)
H0259 אֶחָד
Definition:

5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ 5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ

Possible Meanings:
  • one (semantic_range)
  • one (semantic_range)
  • each (semantic_range)
  • every (semantic_range)
  • a certain (semantic_range)
H1867 דֱּרְיָוֵשׁ
Definition:

5;Haggai 1:1,15;Haggai 2:10;Zechariah 1:1,7;Zechariah 7:1.2Darius Codomannus, 336-332Nehemiah 12:22.3'Darius the Mede,'Daniel 9:1;Daniel 11:1, compare BevDan. p. 19.דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ15proper name, masculi 5;Haggai 1:1,15;Haggai 2:10;Zechariah 1:1,7;Zechariah 7:1.2Darius Codomannus, 336-332Nehemiah 12:22.3'Darius the Mede,'Daniel 9:1;Daniel 11:1, compare BevDan. p. 19.דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ15proper name, masculi

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H0325 אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
Definition:

1); of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king -- Ahasuerus.NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originof foreign 1); of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king -- Ahasuerus.NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originof foreign

H2233 זֶרַע
Definition:

38sowing, seed, offspring(Late Hebrewid., Aramaicזְרַע,; Phoenicianזרע; Zinjirliid.; Arabicseed-produce, seed; EthiopicAssyrianzêru,cultivated land, BelserBAS ii. 130,compare Arabic) — absolute׳זGenes 38sowing, seed, offspring(Late Hebrewid., Aramaicזְרַע,; Phoenicianזרע; Zinjirliid.; Arabicseed-produce, seed; EthiopicAssyrianzêru,cultivated land, BelserBAS ii. 130,compare Arabic) — absolute׳זGenes

H4074 מָדַי
Definition:

2(P) =1 Chronicles 1:5; as hostile powerIsaiah 13:17;Isaiah 21:2;זֶרַע מָדַיDaniel 9:1; land and people,מַלְכֵי מָדַיJeremiah 25:25(+מַלְכֵי עֵילָם),Jeremiah 51:11,28;וּפָרַס׳מַלְכֵי מDaniel 8:20; com 2(P) =1 Chronicles 1:5; as hostile powerIsaiah 13:17;Isaiah 21:2;זֶרַע מָדַיDaniel 9:1; land and people,מַלְכֵי מָדַיJeremiah 25:25(+מַלְכֵי עֵילָם),Jeremiah 51:11,28;וּפָרַס׳מַלְכֵי מDaniel 8:20; com

Possible Meanings:
  • Medes (semantic_range)
  • Media (semantic_range)
H0834 אֲשֶׁר
Definition:

1according to TsepreghiDiss. Lugd. p. 171MühlauBö. Lb. ii. 79 n.StaMorg. Forsch. 1875, 188; Lb. § 167HomZMG 1878, 708 ff.Müll§ 153SayceHebraica. ii. 51LagM. i. 255 &especially KraeHebraica. vi. 298 ff 1according to TsepreghiDiss. Lugd. p. 171MühlauBö. Lb. ii. 79 n.StaMorg. Forsch. 1875, 188; Lb. § 167HomZMG 1878, 708 ff.Müll§ 153SayceHebraica. ii. 51LagM. i. 255 &especially KraeHebraica. vi. 298 ff

Possible Meanings:
  • Asher (semantic_range)
  • happy one (semantic_range)
  • Felix (semantic_range)
  • the tribe (semantic_range)
H4427 מָלַךְ
Definition:

A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel -- consult, X indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel -- consult, X indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make

Possible Meanings:
  • advice (semantic_range)
H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H4438 מַלְכוּת
Definition:

9+; construct1 Chronicles 12:23+; suffixמַלְכוּתִי1 Chronicles 17:14, etc.; pluralמַלְכֻיּוֺתDaniel 8:22; —1royal power, dominionNumbers 24:7(withתִּנַשֵּׂא),1 Samuel 20:31(withתִּכּוֺן),1 Kings 2:12( 9+; construct1 Chronicles 12:23+; suffixמַלְכוּתִי1 Chronicles 17:14, etc.; pluralמַלְכֻיּוֺתDaniel 8:22; —1royal power, dominionNumbers 24:7(withתִּנַשֵּׂא),1 Samuel 20:31(withתִּכּוֺן),1 Kings 2:12(

Possible Meanings:
  • royalty (semantic_range)
  • reign (semantic_range)
  • kingdom (semantic_range)
H3778 כַּשְׂדִּי
Definition:

“Terah took his son Abram… and they set out together from Ur of the Chaldeans” (Genesis 11:31). Thus the gospel story’s first patriarch is called out of a land already marked by idolatry (cf.Joshua 24 “Terah took his son Abram… and they set out together from Ur of the Chaldeans” (Genesis 11:31). Thus the gospel story’s first patriarch is called out of a land already marked by idolatry (cf.Joshua 24

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