“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.
Parallel translations
- WEB “As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
- KJV Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
- NKJV “Also in the first year of Darius the Mede, I, even I, stood up to confirm and strengthen him.)
- NASB “In the first year of Darius the Mede, I arose to be of assistance and a protection for him.
- NLT I have been standing beside Michael to support and strengthen him since the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede.)
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Quick answer
The messenger recalls standing to strengthen Darius the Mede in his first year. Heaven has long been at work behind the rise and support of earthly rulers.
Overview
This brief note links the present revelation to the earlier reign of Darius and shows the continuity of God's care over His people through changing kings. The unseen support of heaven undergirds the events of history. It reinforces the chapter's theme that, however turbulent the nations, God sovereignly governs their rise and fall for the good of His covenant people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Dan 9:1In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
- Dan 5:31and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
- Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
- Dan 10:18Again the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me.
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