Daniel 8 · Verse 2

Daniel 8:2

And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
Daniel 8:2, King James Version

Daniel 8:2 in other translations

BSBAnd in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
WEBI saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
ASVAnd I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
YLTAnd I see in a vision, and it cometh to pass, in my seeing, and I am in Shushan the palace that is in Elam the province, and I see in a vision, and I have been by the stream Ulai.
DARBYAnd I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortress of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
BBEAnd I saw in the vision; and when I saw it, I was in the strong town Shushan, which is in the country of Elam; and in the vision I was by the water-door of the Ulai.
WebsterAnd I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

What does Daniel 8:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Shushan--Susa. Though then comparatively insignificant, it was destined to be the capital of Persia after Cyrus' time. Therefore Daniel is transported into it, as being the capital of the kingdom signified by the two-horned ram (Ne 1:1; Es 1:2-5). Elam--west of Persia proper, east of Babylonia, south of Media. Daniel was not present there personally, but in vision. Ulai--called in Pliny Euloeus; by the Greeks, Choaspes. Now Kerah, or Karasu. So in Da 10:4 he receives a vision near another river, the Hiddekel. So Ezekiel (Eze 1:1) at the Chebar. Perhaps because synagogues used to be built near rivers, as before praying they washed their hands in the water [Rosenmuller], (Psa 137:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 I saw in a vision - Daniel was at this time in Shushan, which appears to have been a strong place, where the kings of Persia had their summer residence. It was the capital of the province of Elam or the Elymais; which province was most probably added to the Chaldean territories by Nebuchadnezzar; see Jer 49:34, Jer 49:35. Here was Daniel's ordinary residence; and though here at this time, he, in vision, saw himself on the banks of the river Ulai. This is the same as the river Euleus, which divided Shushan or Susiana from Elymais.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 8:1-14

Daniel's vision of the ram and the he-goat. (Dn 8:1-14) The interpretation of it. (Dn 8:15-27) Verses 1-14 God gives Daniel a foresight of the destruction of other kingdoms, which in their day were as powerful as that of Babylon. Could we foresee the changes that shall be when we are gone, we should be less affected with changes in our own day. The ram with two horns was the second empire, that of Media and Persia…

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Daniel 8:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'Ehand I sawH7200
בֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnin the visionH2377
וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
בִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.Tiwhen saw IH7200
וַאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH589
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.Shan[was] in SusaH7800
הַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.Rahthe citadelH1002
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.Lam[is] in ElamH5867
הַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.Nahthe provinceH4082
וָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'Ehand I sawH7200
בֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.Zonin the visionH2377
וַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.Niand IH589
הָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiI wasH1961
עַל\־'al-atH5921
אוּבַ֥ל'u.Val[the] canal ofH180
אוּלָֽי\׃'u.LaiUlaiH195

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 8:2

  • Esther 1:2

    That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

  • Nehemiah 1:1

    The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

  • Jeremiah 25:25

    And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

  • Genesis 14:1

    And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

  • Ezekiel 32:24

    There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

  • Genesis 10:22

    The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

  • Esther 2:8

    So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

  • Jeremiah 49:34-39

    The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the Lord; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them: …

  • Daniel 7:15

    I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

  • Esther 9:15

    For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

  • Esther 9:11

    On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

  • Daniel 7:2

    Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I saw in.
3; 7:2,15; Nu 12:6; Heb 1:1
Shushan.
Ne 1:1; Es 1:2; 2:8; 3:15; 7:6; 8:15; 9:11,15
province.
Ge 10:22; 14:1; Isa 21:2; Jer 25:25; 49:34-39; Eze 32:24
Ulai.
16

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Context

  • Daniel 8:1

    In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

  • Daniel 8:2

    And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

  • Daniel 8:3

    Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

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Daniel 8:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vi en visión, (y aconteció cuando vi, que yo estaba en Susán, que es cabecera del reino en la provincia de Persia;) vi pues en visión, estando junto al río Ulai,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je vis dans la vision; et il arriva, quand je vis, que j’étais à Suse, le palais, qui est dans la province d’Élam. Et je vis dans la vision, et j’étais près du fleuve Ulaï.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich sah im Gesicht; und es geschah, als ich sah, da war ich in der Burg Susan, welche in der Landschaft Elam ist; und ich sah im Gesicht, und ich war am Flusse Ulai.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
vidi in visione mea, cum essem in Susis castro, quod est in Ælam regione: vidi autem in visione esse me super portam Ulai.