Daniel 11:1
What does Daniel 11:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 11:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede I was on his side to make his position safe and make him strong.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, my standing <FI>is<Fi> for a strengthener, and for a stronghold to him;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And from the first year of Darius, the Mede, I stood up, that he might be strengthened, and confirmed.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 5:31
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
- Daniel 9:1
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
- Acts 14:22
confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
- Daniel 10:18
Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.
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