In the first year of Darius - See the notes at (Daniel 5:31), and Introduction to (Daniel 6:0) Section II. The king …

On Darius the Mede see Excursus D.

Was made king. —The phrase corresponds with took the kingdom ([Referenc…

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; In the first y…

In this chapter, Daniel will explain to us two things. First, how very ardently he was accustomed to pray when the time of redemption, specified by…

In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes

Daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from Jeremiah, that the desolation of Jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were …