Daniel 9:2 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 9:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 9:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years about which Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah the prophet for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years.”
Daniel 9:2 — World English Bible
Daniel 9:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years whereof the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years. ”
Daniel 9:2 — American Standard Version
Daniel 9:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, have understood by books the number of the years, (in that a word of Jehovah hath been unto Jeremiah the prophet,) concerning the fulfilling of the wastes of Jerusalem--seventy years;”
Daniel 9:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 9:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“in the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by the books that the number of the years, whereof the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishment of the desolations of Jerusalem, was seventy years. ”
Daniel 9:2 — Darby Translation
Daniel 9:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euen in the first yeere of his reigne, I Daniel vnderstood by bookes the nomber of the yeeres, whereof the Lord had spoken vnto Ieremiah the Prophet, that he would accomplish seuentie yeeres in the desolation of Ierusalem.”
Daniel 9:2 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 9:2 in Context — 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;
2 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.
3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
4 And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
What Does Daniel 9:2 Mean?
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