Daniel 6:28
Konteks6:28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and 1 the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel 1:1
Konteks1:1 In the third 2 year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar 3 of Babylon advanced against Jerusalem 4 and laid it under siege. 5
[6:28] 1 tn Or perhaps “in the reign of Darius, even in the reign of Cyrus.” The identity of this Darius is disputed. Some take the name to be referring to Cyrus, understanding the following vav (ו, “and”) in an epexegetical sense (“even”). Others identify Darius with a governor of Babylon known from extra-biblical records as Gubaru, or with Cambyses, son of Cyrus. Many scholars maintain that the reference is historically inaccurate.
[1:1] 2 sn The third year of the reign of Jehoiakim would be ca. 605
[1:1] 3 sn King Nebuchadnezzar ruled Babylon from ca. 605-562
[1:1] 4 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[1:1] 5 sn This attack culminated in the first of three major deportations of Jews to Babylon. The second one occurred in 597