Daniel 8:2
Daniel · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.”Daniel 8:2
What Does Daniel 8:2 Mean?
Daniel 8:2 is found in the book of Daniel, chapter 8, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Daniel 8:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 12:6“And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.”Nehemiah 1:1“The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,”Esther 1:2“That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,”Jeremiah 49:34“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,”Genesis 10:22“The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.”Genesis 14:1“And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;”Esther 2:8“So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.”Jeremiah 25:25“And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,”Ezekiel 32:24“There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.”Daniel 8:16“And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.”Ezra 4:9“Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,”Esther 8:14“So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.”Esther 8:15“And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.”Esther 9:11“On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.”Esther 9:15“For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.”Isaiah 11:11“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.”Isaiah 21:2“A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.”Daniel 7:2“Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.”Daniel 7:15“I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.”Daniel 8:3“Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.”
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