Dan 9:1, 10:1, 11:1-2 | ESV | STEP | In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus , by descent a Mede , who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans

Daniel 9:1

Daniel’s Prayer for His People

1 ^aIn the first year of ^bDarius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a ^cMede, who was made king over the realm of the ^dChaldeans—

Daniel 10:1

Daniel’s Terrifying Vision of a Man

1 ^eIn the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, ^fwho was named Belteshazzar. And ^gthe word was true, and it was a great conflict. ^{▼▼Or and it was about a great conflict} And ⁱhe understood the word and ^jhad understanding of the vision.

Daniel 11:1-2

The Kings of the South and the North

1 “And as for me, ^kin the first year of ^lDarius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

2 “And now I will show you ^mthe truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.