Daniel 1:1
Daniel · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.”Daniel 1:1
What Does Daniel 1:1 Mean?
Daniel 1:1 is found in the book of Daniel, chapter 1, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Daniel 1:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 36:5“Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.”2 Kings 24:1“In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.”2 Kings 24:13“And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.”Isaiah 39:7“And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”Jeremiah 25:1“The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;”Jeremiah 35:11“But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.”Jeremiah 52:28“This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:”2 Kings 24:10“At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.”2 Chronicles 36:6“Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.”2 Chronicles 36:10“And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.”Ezra 5:12“But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.”Jeremiah 35:1“The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,”Daniel 2:1“And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.”
People & Places
JehoiakimNebuchadnezzarBabylonJerusalem
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