Daniel (KJV)
12 chapters · 357 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.
About the Book of Daniel
Daniel combines court narratives of faithfulness under pagan rule with visions of God's sovereignty over the rise and fall of kingdoms. It assures God's people that his kingdom will ultimately prevail.
- Genre
- Narrative & apocalyptic
- Author
- Traditionally attributed to the prophet Daniel
- First audience
- Jews living under foreign empires
How to read it: Read the narratives for faithful witness under pressure, and the apocalyptic visions as symbol-laden assurances of God's sovereign rule — read symbols as symbols.
It opens: “In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.” (Daniel 1:1)
Chapters
Key verses in Daniel
The verses of Daniel that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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.
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Read Daniel with a guide
- Daniel: Faithful in Babylon10 days with the exile who stayed trueAll 10 days in Daniel
- 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting21 days on humility, prayer and seeking God1 of 21 days in Daniel
- Far from Home: Migration & Exile7 days on faith and faithfulness far from home1 of 7 days in Daniel
- Fasting & Seeking God7 days on fasting, prayer and humility1 of 7 days in Daniel
- Justice, Integrity & Corruption7 days on honesty, bribery and God's justice for the poor1 of 7 days in Daniel
- Students, Study & Exams7 days on diligence, wisdom, honesty and peace in exams1 of 7 days in Daniel