Table of Contents
- 1 What are the names of the kings Daniel served?
- 2 Who was the king during the time of Daniel?
- 3 Who is the author of Daniel 4?
- 4 How many kings did Daniel serve under in the Bible?
- 5 Who were the 4 Kings after Alexander the Great?
- 6 Who was the King Daniel came to serve?
- 7 Who are the kings that succeeded Daniel in Babylon?
What are the names of the kings Daniel served?
The kings Daniel served were Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius the Mede and Cyrus the Great. (It’s possible that Darius the Mede and Cyrus the Great were two different names for the same king.) In the book of Daniel, chapter two, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has a dream.
What was the name of the king that Daniel served in captivity?
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל – Dānīyyēʾl, meaning “God is my Judge”; Greek: Δανιήλ Daniḗl), the hero of the biblical Book of Daniel, is a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the …
Who was the king during the time of Daniel?
Cyrus. This argument hinges on a reinterpretation of Daniel 6:28, “”Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius, and the reign of Cyrus the Persian”, to read “Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius, even the reign of Cyrus the Persian”, making them the same individual.
Did Daniel serve under Xerxes?
According to the Book of Daniel, Daniel served under the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar from 597 to about 562 BCE, then under Belshazzar. Xerxes ruled the Achaemenid empire from 486-465 BC. Under Darius’ reign the empire reaches its peak in power and land controlled. See below, and DARIUS I.
| Daniel 4 | |
|---|---|
| Nebuchadnezzar, by William Blake | |
| Book | Book of Daniel |
| Category | Ketuvim |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
How many kings did the prophet Daniel serve?
five kings
Daniel Prospered. “He had served five kings: Nebuchadnezzar, Evil-merodach, Belshazzar, Darius, and Cyrus.
How many kings did Daniel serve under in the Bible?
How many kings did Daniel serve under?
Daniel Prospered. “He had served five kings: Nebuchadnezzar, Evil-merodach, Belshazzar, Darius, and Cyrus.
Who were the 4 Kings after Alexander the Great?
When he was asked who should succeed him, Alexander said, “the strongest”, which answer led to his empire being divided between four of his generals: Cassander, Ptolemy, Antigonus, and Seleucus (known as the Diadochi or ‘successors’).
Who are the two kings in the Book of Daniel?
The Book of Daniel is historically all wrong. According to the text he served two Babylonian kings: Nebuchadnezzar and his “son” Belshazzar. In reality Belshazzar was not Neb’s son and not king. There were four other kings that succeeded Nebuchadnezzar while Daniel was supposedly still in Babylon,…
Who was the King Daniel came to serve?
Daniel came to serve Nebuchadnezzar of the Babylonian Empire from 605–562 B.C. Daniel 5 describes a king (or ruler) named Belshazzar whom Daniel served. However, Belshazzar is actually a regent or second-in-command in the kingdom (hinted at in Daniel 5:7,…
Who are the four kingdoms of Daniel According to Rashi?
Rashi’s interpretation. Rashi, a medieval rabbi, interpreted the four kingdoms as Nebuchadnezzar (“you are the head of gold”), Belshazzar (“another kingdom lower than you”), Alexander of Macedon (“a third kingdom of copper”), and the Roman Empire (“and in the days of these kings”).
Who are the kings that succeeded Daniel in Babylon?
There were four other kings that succeeded Nebuchadnezzar while Daniel was supposedly still in Babylon, and the Bible doesn’t even mention them. These were Amel-Merduk, Neriglissar, Labashi-Merduk and Nabonidus. The Bible also says that Darius the Mede conquered Babylon when in fact it was Cyrus the Great.