Daniel 9:1 (DRB)

Passage

In the first year of Darius, the son of Assuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans:

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:1 In the first year of Darius, the son of Assuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans:

Daniel 9:2 The first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by books the number of the years, concerning which the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, the prophet, that seventy years should be accomplished of the desolation of Jerusalem.

Daniel 9:3 And I set my face to the Lord, my God, to pray and make supplication with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "first", "year", "darius", "assuerus", "seed", "medes", "reigned", and "over". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "first" and "year", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "The first year of his reign I...", so "first" and "year" should be read forward into that movement. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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