Translation: King James Version
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Old Testament

Daniel
2:1

King James Version KJV

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

Translations: 13
Cross References: 6
Genesis 28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Genesis 37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Genesis 40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
Genesis 40:6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
Genesis 41:1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
Genesis 41:8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
Events: 2
  • Babylonian Exile
    The period of Judah's exile under Babylonian rule, forming important historical context for Daniel.
    • Timeline Date: 586-539 BC
  • Greek Empire Overtakes Persia
    Alexander the Great defeated the Persian Empire, marking the transition from the silver kingdom to the bronze kingdom described by Daniel.
    • Timeline Date: 333-331 BC
Timeline: 2
  • 586-539 BC
    approximate
    Event: Babylonian Exile
  • 333-331 BC
    approximate
    Event: Greek Empire Overtakes Persia