- 1 Daniel 1 1 Daniel 1 (21 verses in the MT) opens: In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it. The middle of the chapter continues: Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, It closes: And Daniel continued to the first year of king Cyrus.
- 2 Daniel 2 2 Daniel 2 (49 verses in the MT) opens: And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. The middle of the chapter continues: Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus to him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known to the king the interpretation. It closes: Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel in the gate of the king.
- 3 Daniel 3 3 Daniel 3 (33 verses in the MT) opens: Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height threescore cubits, the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. The middle of the chapter continues: If it be , our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver out of your hand, O king. It closes: How great his signs! and how mighty his wonders! his kingdom an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion from generation to generation.
- 4 Daniel 4 4 Daniel 4 (34 verses in the MT) opens: I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: The middle of the chapter continues: Whose leaves fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: It closes: Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
- 5 Daniel 5 5 Daniel 5 (30 verses in the MT) opens: Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. The middle of the chapter continues: And I have heard of you, that you canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if you canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, you shall be clothed with scarlet, and a chain of. It closes: In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
- 6 Daniel 6 6 Daniel 6 (29 verses in the MT) opens: And Darius the Median took the kingdom, about threescore and two years old. The middle of the chapter continues: Then the king, when he heard words, was sore displeased with himself, and set heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him. It closes: So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
- 7 Daniel 7 7 Daniel 7 (28 verses in the MT) opens: 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, told the sum of the matters. The middle of the chapter continues: I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of body, and the visions of my head troubled me. It closes: Hitherto the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
- 8 Daniel 8 8 Daniel 8 (27 verses in the MT) opens: In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, me Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. The middle of the chapter continues: And he said to me, To two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. It closes: And I Daniel fainted, and was sick days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood .
- 9 Daniel 9 9 Daniel 9 (27 verses in the MT) opens: 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; The middle of the chapter continues: Therefore has YHWH watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for YHWH our God righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. It closes: And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make desolate, even until.
- 10 Daniel 10 10 Daniel 10 (21 verses in the MT) opens: In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing true, but the time appointed long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the. The middle of the chapter continues: And he said to me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright: for to you am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling. It closes: But I will shew you that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
- 11 Daniel 11 11 Daniel 11 (45 verses in the MT) opens: Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. The middle of the chapter continues: And after the league with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. It closes: And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
- 12 Daniel 12 12 Daniel 12 (13 verses in the MT) opens: And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of your people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation to that same time: and at that. The middle of the chapter continues: And I heard the man clothed in linen, which upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that for a time, times, and an half; and when. It closes: But go you your way till the end : for you shall rest, and stand in your lot at the end of the days.