Daniel 8:2
What does Daniel 8:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 8:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I saw in the vision; and when I saw it, I was in the strong town Shushan, which is in the country of Elam; and in the vision I was by the water-door of the Ulai.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I see in a vision, and it cometh to pass, in my seeing, and I <FI>am<Fi> in Shushan the palace that <FI>is<Fi> in Elam the province, and I see in a vision, and I have been by the stream Ulai.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Saw in my vision when I was in the castle of Susa, which is in the province of Elam: and I saw in the vision that I was over the gate of Ulai.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortress of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
Context
v.1In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me, Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
v.2This passage
v.3Then 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 7:2
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.
- Jeremiah 25:25
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
- Daniel 7:15
As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
- Esther 9:15
And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
- Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
- Esther 9:11
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
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