Daniel 9:22 (KJV)

Passage

And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;

Daniel 9:21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

Daniel 9:22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "informed", "talked", "said", "daniel", "come", "forth", "give", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "informed" and "talked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Yea whiles I was speaking in prayer..." into verse 23's "At the beginning of thy supplications the...", so "informed" and "talked" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "informed" and "talked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.