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¶ In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters.

In the first {H2298} year {H8140} of Belshazzar {H1113} king {H4430} of Babylon {H895} Daniel {H1841} had {H2370} a dream {H2493} and visions {H2376} of his head {H7217} upon {H5922} his bed {H4903}: then {H116} he wrote {H3790} the dream {H2493}, and told {H560} the sum {H7217} of the matters {H4406}.

In the first year of Belshatzar king of Bavel, Dani'el had a dream and visions in his head, as he was lying on his bed. He wrote the dream down, and this is his account:

In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 23:28 (4 votes)

    The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What [is] the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.

  • Daniel 1:17 (4 votes)

    ¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

  • Daniel 4:5 (4 votes)

    I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

  • Daniel 5:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

  • Amos 3:7 (4 votes)

    Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  • Joel 2:28 (4 votes)

    ¶ And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • Daniel 2:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.